By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:8-10)
Today’s Morsel: Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. On June 1, 1843, Truth changed her name to Sojourner Truth and told her friends: "The Spirit calls me, and I must go." She became a Methodist, and left to make her way traveling and preaching about the abolition of slavery. The Bible says that by faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which had foundations, whose builder and maker is God. As we continue on this journey, let us not make this our eternal home. We must preach the gospel to free all that are enslaved to Satan and make every effort to make them free. We must be as the patriarchs of old and declare that we are strangers and pilgrims here on this earth. Strangers that are heading to a better place, our eternal home of promise.
Sing: I’m going to a city there’ll be no more night, I’m going to a city where Jesus is the light, the trumpet's gonna sound and I’ll be caught away, I’m going to a city someday.
Thought For Today: Heaven is still our home.
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