Abraham was looking for the city whose architect and builder was God. This is what we should be doing. We have a terrible tendency to look for a city whose architect and builder is man. We see this even in churches, where we will be very easily seduced into following something that is man made.
Faith applied to Sarah as well as Abraham, for she was the one who actually had the child. We should also note that their path was not easy or straightforward, nor were they perfect. Ishmael is the biggest example of their failings.
Yet from these weak humans came numerous descendants. God's kingdom has never been built upon human strength or wisdom.
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