Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
Tag: The Object of Faith is not Seen
Before we can understand this passage, above, we have to recall what the writer of Hebrews has just told us a few chapters back, in the chapter on faith. Note:
Hebrews 11:14-16
For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
The primary example of this type of world view is seen in the story of Abraham and Moses:
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Of Moses the writer stated:
Hebrews 11:26
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Faith is putting out focus on what we don’t have now but can have in Christ, someday. When we live a life of faith we look for something from God ... a reward, yet to come. We don’t focus on this world. We look for a new world. When we live by faith we come to realize that none of this matters. What matters is our relationship with God. We have a relationship with Him here, but we look for something so much more. We don’t get caught up into the past or the present. Our eyes look for Christ and what He is bringing into our lives. That is where the blessings of this life come. We quit looking at the past and the present and we seek the future with Him.
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