Faith and Eternity

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, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.  – Hebrews 11:13

Last night, in our Wednesday night class, we talked about how the faithful saints of the Bible lived their lives.  We discovered from our study that people like Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses lived with two very distinct perspectives that guided their lives.  These two perspectives were faith and eternal life.  They held on to their faith in God to the day they died, even when they may have not yet received the things God had promised.  They also lived with a perspective that this is not their home and that life here on earth should be impacted by what is to come in our heavenly home.

These saints of the Bible have given us an example of how we are to live our lives in following Jesus.  By faith Noah built a large boat despite the fact that there had never been a flood before.  By faith Abraham trusted in the Lord to provide a sacrifice in place of his son.  By faith Moses gave up a comfortable, wealthy life in Pharaoh’s palace to lead the Israelites through the wilderness for forty years.   All of these seem silly from a worldly perspective, but from a perspective of eternity they seem normal.  What are you doing in your life today that requires faith in God?

Prayer:  Thank you God for the faith that you have placed in me.  Help me to live my life more by faith and less by sight.  Thank you for those who have gone before me to create a path of faithfulness for me to follow.  Amen.

Faith Tip:  How is your life today directed by the perspective of eternal life?  What are you doing today that requires faith in God?  Take some time today to ponder these two questions and determine how your answers might impact your life.

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson