Yesterday, we considered Abraham’s example of obedience. Hebrews 11 lingers on Abraham, so let’s do the same. Abraham’s faith also helped him develop a proper perspective on life. Faith helped Abraham look beyond the here and now to something greater. Hebrews 11:9-10 says, “By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.”
The faithful children of God know this world is not their home. This world is not all there is. No, our home lies beyond this vale of pain, tears, and death. Satan will do his best to distract us with pleasures and discourage us with pain, but faith will lift our eyes to heaven and give us the focus and the strength to live as pilgrims in this land on our way to be at home with God.