Acts 7:5
“Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot’s length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child.”
Abraham was told to leave his land and follow God. By faith he listened to the voice of God and started walking with God. God made Abraham a promise, and that if Abraham would walk with God, God would give him a child and many children. Abraham did not have a place to call home, but he did have a promised legacy. We too are to
Remain PILGRIMS
Not PERMANENT settlers
This world is not our home, but we are passing through on our way to heaven, and the permanent Presence of God. We are not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. The promises of this passing earth will never fulfill our deepest, God given longings to be in the Presence of Jesus. We will only be filled full and experience incomprehensible joy and pleasure in His Presence. Father God enable me to live with a fulfillment deferred mentality, with my eyes fixed on Jesus, walking with You, by the strength and power of Your Spirit, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ACTION: Hope now, fulfillment later