Hebrews 11: 21 says:
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
Speaking of the restoration of the Church in the last days, Zechariah 8: 4-6 says:
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each one with his staff in his hand because of great age.The streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.Thus says the LORD of hosts: If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, will it also be marvelous in my eyes?
Hebrews 11: 9-10 speaks of Abraham (and Isaac & Jacob):
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
I always wondered why Hebrews 11 described Jacob as leaning on the top of his staff until I saw in Zechariah God speaking of the promise of restoration in the end. Shouldn’t we, as Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, be looking forward to that same city – the one which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God – and, as they did (vs 13), be assured of the promises – embracing them and confessing that we are strangers and pilgrims on the earth?
Jesus spoke of the pleasures of this life, the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and how the Word becomes unfruitful (in a Christian’s life!) because of them.
Let’s commit more than ever to set our affections on things above, not on things on the earth, and as Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob did… let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…
Read it for yourself. 