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Not Knowing Whither He Went

November 12, 2026 · Pastor Jerry A. Burns

“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” Hebrews 11:8

Hebrews 11 is full of people who trusted God, and Abraham is one of the first. "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."

Read that last line again. He went out not knowing where he was going. He did not have a map or a plan, and he did not know how it would turn out. He had a call from God, and he obeyed it.

Most of us want to know the destination before we take the first step. I know I do. I want God to show me the whole road before I put my foot on it. Abraham shows us that faith is willing to walk without seeing the end, because it trusts the One who called.

And where was Abraham really headed? "For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." He never owned more than a burial plot in the land of promise. He lived in tents. But he was looking past all of it to a city God was building. It does something to me to think of him in that tent, content, because he knew where he was really going.

I am thankful that I do not have to see the whole road. I only have to trust the One who does.

What has God asked you to do that you cannot yet see the end of? Go out anyway. He knows the way.