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.
Abraham was called away from an upbringing of idolatry and paganism, He was chosen by God to be the "father of faith", if you will, of all who came after him.God called him, and he left the life and lifestyle he knew, and followed God, not knowing where he was going.
Doesn't that sound like the life of a Christian? When we become Christians, we leave the old lifestyle we were living in, and we become new creations, and we embark on a journey with God as our Lord, not knowing where it will lead - but we step out in faith. Like Abraham did.
But Abraham never received the actual land of the Promised Land. He never owned it. He lived in tents as a foreigner. He waited a LONG time for just the promise of an heir to be fulfilled! But he never saw the promise fulfilled in all it's totality.
Just like we live here on earth as foreigners. This world is not our home. We look forward to our eternal heavenly home, but we're not there yet. Just like Abraham. But we're wait patiently, in faith.
And v10 gives us the reason for Abraham's patience. He was looking up, aware that heaven was waiting. And so he waited, patiently, in faith.
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