Would you leave and walk away from a home, family and material goods without knowing what your future will be? That would be insane, wouldn't it.! That’s what Abraham did. First he lived in Ur of Chaldeans which was a the center of Mesopotamian, which included a great center for services because an extensive part of the city was occupied by temples, which was dedicated to the Moon, the patron saint.
After that, he went to live with his family in another important area of Mesopotamian - Haran, which was a commercial city where caravans used to converge. The great adventure started in Haran, when God said: “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1)
And he went, without knowing where he was going. He took no guidebook or map. He would go where God sent him. He set up his tent without forgetting to raise an altar by its side where he would offer his sacrifices. He walked slowly, keeping up with his family, servants and his cows.

Because he walked so slow, he became old, as a matter of fact, he died walking. Even walking as he did, he never owned one inch of the land that was his. One piece of the land served as his grave, which he did not want given to him, but instead he bought it for a fair price - four hundred shekels of silver!

Now we ask: Isn’t that insane? After all: who was Abraham? An adventurer? A visionary? A neurotic absorbed by an obsession or fixed idea? No. He was simply a man of faith. He believed in God’s promises. And because he believed, he was led by God's hands into the unknown. What did he get without even stepping into the land that God promised? As far as I am concerned, he got to know the Promised Land because he traveled all over it? This way, it was his land.
Concluding, we have everything and nothing at the same time. We possess but we don’t control anything. It looks like we do, but in actuality, we don't. The only thing left is the grave, but no grave remains forever. Where is Abraham’s grave?

Our land is placed on the other side, in heaven; it’s our promised land as it was for Abraham: “For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” (Hebrews 11:10 )

Pr. Rubens Lopes