“Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.”        Genesis 23:19 NIV

Abraham wanted a memorial place to remind his seed of the promises of the Lord. He had promised Abraham’s seed the land. The land was to be theirs by faith. They would need some place to help them keep their eyes upon the day when the Lord would give the land to them. Their father, Abraham, had believed; they too were expected to believe. Sarah was the Lord’s choice to be the mother of the promised seed, and she was the first mother to believe in the promised land. He wanted her faith always to be remembered. By her having a permanent burial site, her great faith in the Lord would always be remembered. And it has been so remembered. We are to bury our loved ones in faith and love. Our faith in the Lord is to be expressed, believing the wonderful promises of the Lord about the promised land of heaven. We are also to bury our loved ones in love. We show our love by giving them a permanent burial site and by declaring their faith in the great promised land of heaven. “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John 14:2-3) This is our promise, which we express in faith and love.

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, we rejoice in the promises of a room prepared by You.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, we rejoice in the promise that You have prepared a room for us and our loved one, and we live out this faith and love in our daily lives, to the glory of Your name. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

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