None of these people received the fulness of what was promised when they died, they lived by faith throughout their lives. We too have toi live by faith all our lives. We will receive a foretaste of what is to come, and should expect God to make a great difference to our lives, but we will not receive the fulness until we die or Christ returns.
Now we must not make the opposite mistake and think then that life here does not matter that much. The Bible is completely clear that how we live now does matter.
The key feature is what are we looking for in life. The heroes of faith were looking for something greater, something better than what hey already had. Part of the Christian life is a dissatisfaction with the way things are. Not in a complaining way, but in a hopeful way, knowing things can, and one day will be, better.
God loves people who have this desire in their hearts, for it shows a kinship with Him. It shows that there is something inside us that is longing for the things that are on His heart. And, as Jesus said, the kingdom of God was made for such people.
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