The faith hall of fame, as many call it, is Hebrews 11.

 

And my wife said something Friday that made me think of these faithful followers of the Lord.

 

Live With Eternity In Mind

 

That is a good word.  Live with eternity in mind.

 

Hebrews 11 8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

 

Hebrews 11 13 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. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 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.

 

I want to be a man of great faith……and perhaps this word from the Lord is a good call to all of us.

 

Do we know that there are promises that will be fulfilled AFTER we are gone?

Do we know that there are promises that we can only see from a distance?

Do we know that there is a city with FOUNDATIONS?

Do we know that there is a better country, a heavenly one?

 

All of these are reminders that the battle is already won…that the Lord has built the city…that He has prepared the place that we all long to live in……

 

And it is our job to share that good news with all who would care to listen…or watch.

 

Live with eternity in mind.

And preach Jesus to the lost:  

And when it’s needed…..USE WORDS

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J