Live to love with Jesus by faith to the end of your life

Hebrews 11:9-10 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. The previous verse testified of Abraham’s obedience to the call of God, which showed the faith God gave him and the righteousness of God given to him. Verses 9-10 reveal how faith sustained him throughout the rest of his life. In 1 Peter 1:5, Peter wrote that we are “protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” These verses in Heb. 11 indicate the reality of God’s protecting faith in Abraham’s life. Like Abraham, we have the promise and hope of a new city, a new country, a new kingdom, a new world where Jesus Christ reigns in righteousness. To get there, we must endure to the end of our lives, living as aliens or foreigners in this world. We are not alone. We have brothers and sisters with whom we live and journey who have the same promises we have. Abraham lived by faith, looking to God to work out His will and promises. In Colossians 3:1-4, the apostle Paul also echoed the reality of Abraham’s faith as Peter did. Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. May this encourage us to live by faith all the days of our lives, looking to God to work out His will and promises. I’m moved by this to keep my eyes fixed on things above rather than things on the earth as I live to love with Jesus. He is my life, and in Him I find everything I need for each day. These Scriptures are a wonderful encouragement to walk by faith in love with Jesus as we live to love with Him.