Message from Scripture: 5/18/2020

Greetings! Today’s message from Scripture comes from Heb. 11:16; “But they now desire a better place — a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.”

The Bible pictures God as our heavenly Father, who delights in us as His children, children who love Him and seek His will for our lives. What traits can we possess that commend us to God, that by our lives God is not ashamed for us to call Him our God, our heavenly Father?

In speaking about Abraham in this section of Hebrews, and his commitment to God, we learn we should be willing children, people willing to obey God, as God can only use people who are willing to be used. “By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance” (Heb. 11:8). We too are called by the gospel to obey God.

We are a spiritually minded people, as only the spiritually minded are willing to give up earthly security to follow the will of God. Abraham “was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God” (Heb. 11:10). We too live for the eternal, walking by faith (spiritual), and not by sight (flesh).

We should also be a trusting people, relying on God to provide what we need for life, as well as death. Paul told the Philippians to live is Christ and die is gain (1:21). He also told the Colossians, “When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, we also shall be revealed with Him in glory” (3:4). Like Abraham, “These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance” (Heb. 11:13).

We need to live each day in such a way that, should it be our last, God would not be ashamed to welcome us as His children to His eternal home, the place Christ has prepared for us (John 14:3). Let’s make today that kind of day. Have a great day. God bless.


Robert