By Faith
All these people were
still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;
they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that
they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that
they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the
country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they
were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed
to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews
11:13-16
By faith Moses'
parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no
ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
By faith Moses, when
he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose
to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ
as of greater value than the treasures of
Hebrews
11:23-27
Sometimes we feel
like we are taking a train in life, and we are sitting backwards, meaning we
only see something after it passes, not before. Life is like that. We never see
ahead, we can only look back.
We can make our plans
for the future, but God will decide if that is what we are to do, in His time.
Remember all of those
who died in faith, that they would have eternal life. Noah, Abraham, Moses,
David, and Paul all had faith in God.
While we don’t know
the outcome of today’s struggles, believers in Jesus can by faith see forward
to where we are going: We will have a heavenly home where we will live with
Jesus forever.
The
promise of heaven is our eternal hope.
Our Daily Bread –