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Hebrews 11:13 · KJV

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

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Passage Context

11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you view your journey of faith as a pilgrimage?

2

What promises from God are you still waiting to see fulfilled?

3

When have you felt like a stranger in your own environment?

Life Application

identity

Embrace your identity as a pilgrim, focusing on eternal promises rather than temporary circumstances.

hope

Hold onto God's promises as you navigate life's uncertainties.

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