Hebrews 11 13-16 (The Message Translation)
Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the distance, waved their greeting, and accepted the fact that they were transients in this world. People who live this way make it plain that they are looking for their true home. If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that—heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them.
Cool, huh? I love it that this is what we look forward to. Each day living is one day closer. God has us here for a purpose. It's His purpose, not ours. I'm working to be faithful to Him and productive for Him until the homecoming. I'll be keeping my eye on the goal, but doing my work in the meantime.
We'll chat more tomorrow.
As my mother in law says, "Life is all about getting down the road to heaven."
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Love this. Thanks for the reminder, Josh.
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