Joy in Suffering - Our Guaranteed Future Spurs Overflowing Joyī. Live for Eternity: 3 Living Realities Associated With Our Salvation:Ī. Hebrews 11:19)ġ Peter speaks to the issue of living in light of eternity: outline of first 2 chapters: The “sacrifice” of Isaac on Mount Moriah (previous chapter – 22) brought Abraham to a firm faith in God’s power to raise the dead (cf. They had probably been together for almost 100 years if they got married when Sarah was in her 20’s Seems like a long time … but eternity puts one’s life in proper perspective These were the years of the life of Sarah.” “Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years (:1) Summary of Sarah’s Life – Memories of a Full Life and the Faithfulness of God And in our passage today we see Abraham lawfully acquiring that small portion – a simple field with one burial cave – a purchase that would speak volumes about the Lord ultimately fulfilling His promise to give His people the entire land.ĭEALING WITH DEATH TRIGGERS DEEP EMOTIONAL REACTIONS THAT COULD UNDERMINE OUR FAITH IN GOD’S PROMISESĪ. Ownership of this promised land was so critical to the people of Israel. What motivation this story must have provided for t How could Moses instruct the people of God to take ownership of the promises of God?ĭeffinbaugh: None other than Caleb was given the privilege of taking the land which Abraham had purchased as an “earnest of his inheritance” (cf. Only Joshua and Caleb understood that the great blessings of the land would truly be theirs through faith in the promise of God. They knew that 10 of the 12 spies sent to inspect the land of Canaan had come back with disturbing reports advising against the invasion. Moses was writing to a people grappling with fear of the reported giants of the land. To understand why Moses spends so much time writing here about the purchase of this burial plot in the land of Canaan, you must understand the unique challenges that the people of Israel faced under Moses’ leadership as they prepared to invade the Promised Land. Certainly, Abraham does not “grieve as the rest who have no hope.” He serves as our example of what it looks like to grieve as one who lives for eternity as one who knows that death is only the passageway to the other side as one who looks forward to God fulfilling all of His glorious future promises. They have certainly had a roller coaster ride in their spiritual journey of faith, but now Abraham finds himself bereft of the companionship of Sarah. Abraham can hardly remember life before Sarah. Here in our passage today, we see that lesson played out in the life of Abraham as his wife of 60 years has just died. 4:13 instructs believers not to “grieve as the rest who have no hope.” The context in that passage is the certain promise of the Lord’s return providing hope for believers as they deal with the loss of a loved one. The very nature of faith is described as “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”ġ Thess. At present we live in hope, not having received the fulfillment of many of God’s promises. OUR DECISIONS AND INVESTMENTS MUST REFLECT FAITH IN GOD’S PROMISES – ESPECIALLY WHEN DEALING WITH DEATHĭo we really live like we believe the promises of God? God’s promises primarily impact our future reality.
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