Abrams Longing

"Now the LORD said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.' " - Genesis 12:1-3 ESV "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God." - Hebrews 11:8-10 ESV Hebrews shows us an unrecorded inner motivation of Abrams heart. He wanted to belong. He wanted to be apart of something great. He want to find a place where people embraced him. He never found that place on Earth because it isn't on Earth. Abram had great success here. He had heirs who loved and respected him but he had a God shaped hole in his heart and no person or accomplishment could fill that hole. This life is really a journey towards or away from God's house. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." - John 10:10 ESV Jesus is our bridge to the place where we belong. Our design fits in that place it is for us and we were created for Heaven. Not everyone will find their way there. "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." - Matthew 7:13-14 ESV Jesus is that narrow gate. He is the only elevator that gives access to the top floor. The door to that elevator is open. Get in. The stairs won't get you there. --