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INTRODUCTION:
I.
A PROPER OUTLOOK ON THIS EARTHLY LIFE (Hebrews 11:13).
A. It is an outlook that refuses to give up.
(Hebrews 11:13a).
1. God’s timetable is not ours.
a. Delay does not mean that He has failed in His promise.
b.
Abraham and Sarah thought God needed help in giving an heir and brought heartache for themselves and their descendants.
B. It is an outlook that “sees” the promise being fulfilled (Hebrews 11:13b).
1. God will not fail to fulfill His promises; even death will not stop Him.
2. We must move in faith as though we can “see” (ἰδόντες=to see, sight, seeing.) the promise fulfilled.
a. Being “persuaded of” (πίστιν= ‘to believe in, to have confidence in, to have faith in, to trust, faith, trust.)
God’s faithfulness we can embrace his promises.
C. It is an outlook that understands the reality that this world is not our home (Hebrews 11:13c)
(“welcome” - ἀσπασάμενοι =to be happy about, to anticipate with pleasure.’)
(Psalms 119:19)
(1 Peter 2:11).
1.
We are strangers.
(ξένοι = a foreigner, a stranger)
2. We are pilgrims.
(παρεπίδημοί= one who comes from a foreign country into a city or land to reside there by the side of the natives)
II.
A PLANNED SEEKING OF A HOMELAND (Hebrews 11:14).
A. Seeking the true homeland begins with the open confession that this world is not home.
1. Open confession is a powerful thing.
It is also a Biblical thing.
a.
There are 44 Bible references that contain the word “confess” (ὁμολογήσαντες=to acknowledge a fact publicly, to admit, to confess.)
1.) Note Rom.
10:9-10; Acts 19:18; Luke 12:8
B. Seeking the homeland is an unending process.
1.
As long as we are living on this earth we are to seek (ἐπιζητοῦσιν) it.
2.
Even though it is already sealed for us (Rom.
8:38-39), we are to keep our eyes fixed on it (Heb.
12:2).
III.
A PURPOSEFUL DECISION TO LEAVE THE OLD LIFE (Hebrews 11:15).
A. Part of this purposeful decision involves a refusal to camp in the past.
1.
We are not to focus on the past, but upon what lies ahead (Phil.
3:13-14).
B. It is possible to go back, but things will never be the same.
1. Going back to our old way of life will be a miserable experience, because it does not fit with who we are (2 Corinthians 5:17).
2. Drawing back from commitment to Christ brings sorrow.
a.
Note the apostles’ response to this issue (John 6:68).
b.
Example of personal experience.
C. It is time to decide to leave the old and pursue what God has in store.
1. God has greater things in store for us than we can imagine (1 Corinthians 2:9).
IV.
A PREPARED PLACE BUILT BY A PROUD FATHER (Hebrews 11:16).
A. Our desire must be for that prepared place (Hebrews 11:16a).
1. Jesus is preparing a place for us (John 14:1-3; 16c).
2. We must allow the Lord to develop a desire in us for that homeland (Philippians 1:23).
B. God is not ashamed of us; we must not be ashamed of Him.
(Hebrews 11:16b).
1.
Real faith develops a boldness in us.
(Romans 10:11)
(2 Timothy 1:7).
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