Last night I went to Sanctuary, and I just wanted to share some of the thoughts that I’ve been thinking about since then.

The message given was of Abram and Sarai, and how though it seemed impossible due to old age and barrenness, God promised to create a great nation from them. It was about their faith in God despite human logic. And it was about promises that God made to them, about inheritances and the promised land that had not been fulfilled by the time they had died.

That last line is what really hit me, and it’s spoken of in Hebrews 11:13

13All 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.

I often fall into the same mindset that the speaker mentioned - this belief that I’ll finally achieve all there is to know, that I’ll be living fully for God, and that challenges and learning will all be over and done with. That I’ll be able to sit around without ever a trial, without ever a testing of my faith. But that’s not the case. This whole life will be full of challenges and trials - and just as Abraham died before entering the promised land, I too will still have to be living by faith day by day, trusting in an ever-faithful God.

One of the songs we sang has stuck in my head as well:

Holy, You are still holy
Even when the darkness surrounds my life
Sovereign, You are still sovereign
Even when confusion has blinded my eyes

Holy, You are still holy
Even though I don’t understand Your ways
Sovereign, You will be sovereign
Even when my circumstances don’t change

What a good reminder that God is faithful, and that even though we will have struggles and trials all throughout life, and even though there will be times that we make poor decisions and stray from the path - God is still holy. And his promises still stand.