Gallery Of Faith - Jesus Is Greater Series #7Sample

Looking for a City  

Thoughts on the Word

Going someplace – but not knowing where. Sounds like a bad business practice. So how can it represent people honored for their faith? The fact is Abraham did know where he was headed. Abraham had his eyes on a heavenly city and not focused where most of us put our eyes – on this world! We see a man wandering around, going from place to place with no apparent focus. God saw a man who did life – but never took his eyes off of things eternal.

A land of promise? Great, but heaven is my home.

Living in tents? No problem, I have a city I am headed toward.

Receiving a land as an inheritance. Well some time in the future, my children will. My inheritance resides in heaven.

Too old to have children? No, my God is bigger than biology. 

Abraham did not lack understanding or wisdom. He knew that these things had earthly impact. He needed children to fulfill his destiny. He needed a land to have a nation. Still, the God who would build him a heavenly home would make sure that these promises were fulfilled as well. When the spiritual gets into focus, the physical obstacles we face becomes much easier to deal with. The God who handles eternity can handle this earth just fine too.

Prayer

Father, faith starts with getting the spiritual perspective correct. When that gets done right, then the physical challenges look much smaller and less intimidating. It is a daily challenge that I face. My eyes get drawn to my world around me so easily and the eternal takes a lot of faith to see. Help me today and every day, to start with an eternal focus first – and then translate that into a strong faith about what I must do in this world. In Jesus name, Amen.