OUR DAILY BREAD : THE JOURNEY HOME

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April 3
Friday


THE JOURNEY
HOME

READ:
Hebrews 11:1-10
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[Abraham] waited for
the city... whose
builder and maker is
God. __Hebrews 11:10
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Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, was diagnosed years ago with the terminal disease pulmonary fibrosis. Eventually he required prolonged bed rest. Bright used this time of quiet reflection to write a book called The Journey Home.

In his book, Bright quotes Charles Haddon spurgeon, who said: "May we live here like strangers and make the world not a house, but an inn, in which we sup and lodge, expecting to be on our journey tomorrow."

Struck by Spurgeon's perspective concerning his own terminal prognosis, Bright commented: "Knowing that heaven is our real home makes it easier to pass through the tough times here on earth. I have taken comfort often in the knowledge that the perils of a journey on earth will be nothing compared to the glories of heaven."

Abraham, the friend of God, illustrates this same other-worldly orientation: "By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country... for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God" (Heb. 11:9-10). His sojourn was that of a traveling foreigner, who by faith sought an eternal city constructed by God.

Whether death is near or far away, let's exhibit a faith that focuses on our eternal home. __Dennis Fisher
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`````````````````````Home from the earthly journey,``````````````
```````````````````````````Safe for eternity;```````````````````
`````````````````````All that the Savior promised__```````````````
```````````````````That is what heaven will be. Anon.`````````````
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We may walk a desert pathway,
but the end of the journey is the Garden of God.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Hebrews 11:1-10************

1 Now faith is the substance
of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not
seen....

3 By faith we understand
that the worlds were framed
by the word of God, so that
the things which are seen
were not made of things
which are visible.

4 By faith Abel offered to
God a more excellent
sacrifice than Cain,through
which he obtained witness
that he was righteous, God
testifying of his gifts; and
through it he being dead still
speaks.

5 By faith Enoch was taken
away so that he did not see
death, "and was not found,
because God had taken
him"; for before he was
taken he had this testimony,
that he pleased God. 6 But
without faith it is impossible
to please Him, for he who
comes to God must believe
that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.

7 By faith Noah, being
divinely warned of things
not yet seen, moved with
godly fear, prepared an ark
for the saving of his
household, by which he
condemned the world and
became heir of the
righteousness which is
according to faith.

8 By faith Abraham obeyed
when he was called to go out
to the place which he would
receive as an inheritance....

9 By faith he dwelt in the
land of promise as in a
foreign country,... 10 for he
waited for the city which has
foundations, whose builder
and maker is God.

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An interesting thread that runs through today's reading is,
surprisingly, the theme of death. Though dead, Abel still speaks (v.4).
Enoch escaped death (v.5), and Noah built an ark to protect his
family from death (v.7). __Bill Crowder