THE CITY OF GOD

8 By Faith Abraham,

When called To Go to a Place

He would later receive as his Inheritance,

Obeyed and Went,

Even though he did not know

Where he was going.

9 By Faith he made his Home

In the Promised Land

Like a Stranger in a Foreign Country;

He lived in Tents,

As did Isaac and Jacob,

Who were Heirs with him

Of the Same Promise.

10 For he was looking Forward

TO THE CITY WITH FOUNDATIONS,

Whose Architect and Builder is God.

11 And by Faith Sarah,

Who was Past Childbearing Age,

Was Enabled to Bear Children

Because she Considered Him Faithful

Who had made the Promise.

12 And so from this One Man,

And he as Good as Dead,

Came Descendants as Numerous

As the Stars in the Sky

And as Countless as the Sand

On the Seashore.

(Hebrews 11:8-12, NIV)

Today, we too, are Strangers

In a Foreign Country,

As we await the return of Christ Jesus

And the City He will Build,

Whose Architect and Builder is God.