----HEAVEN~~~

---We read in HEBREWS Chapter 11 regarding those people in the Old Testament that died not knowing what the future will bring. However, they "By faith they lived as aliens in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise. Please read this chapter to realize their FAITH in knowing that God promised even those in the Old Testament the future of a City not made with hands. By FAITH all of us live to see a New Jerusalem made by God for us, one day when Jesus comes to gather His saints, we will live with Him forever. ~~
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---A LONGING FULFILLED~~
--(Please Read/ Hebrews 11:13-16 (NIV®))

--All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better county; a Heavenly one.

Would you call your life a victory if you led a life of faith but didn’t receive the promise of that faith before you died? Hebrews 11 lists the 'Faith Hall of Fame', men and women who experienced miraculous interventions of God during their days on the earth but “did not receive the things promised.” They were “aliens and strangers” who lived loosely connected to this world, longing for the fulfillment of what they had chosen to believe. Like them, we are a little ill at ease in this world. We see things that trouble us and long for a better country, a Heavenly one.

Our days on the earth are God-ordained, and He has a plan and purpose for each one of them. But when you are discouraged and troubled by the world around you, remember that this is not our final destination.

--PRAYER
--"Heavenly Father, thank You for Your promise of a better Home, one that I will share with You for eternity. Help me to live with my heart and hands at work to fulfill Your purposes for me in the earth while my eyes are fixed on You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Blessings,
**Pastor Allen Jackson
**Intend Ministries
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--I Know Who Holds Tomorrow / Singer: Alison Krauss
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GKNbmYOAow>
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