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 country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. Hebrews 11:13-17
This world is not my home I'm just passing through
my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue
the angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
and I can't feel at home in this world anymore Albert E. Brumley
How "at home" do we feel down here? Are we longing for something better, something more satisfying? Are you okay with being an alien or a stranger? Are we homesick for our heavenly home?
I've said it a dozen times in this space and I'll say it a dozen more: as the world increases in its hatred towards truth and vibrant moral values, those who have the truth will be persecuted. Or, as we disagree more with what is displayed as truth, people will become hostile towards us. I don't want that necessarily, but we shouldn't be disappointed in the least if we are.
We in the West have been sheltered against the persecution that exists in the world. As an example, Muslim acts against Christians and Jews go unreported by a biased media. However, anything committed against Muslims gets broadcast in headlines. Of course it's not fair. No one said it would be.
So, again I ask the questions: How "at home" do you feel down here? Are you longing for something better, something more satisfying? Are you okay with being an alien or a stranger? Are you homesick for your heavenly home?