it matters where you bury me

Hebrews 11:22

I never really thought about the faith of Joseph in this way before. Again, fitting with being certain of what is unseen, Joseph looks through time to the future and asks that his bones not be buried in Egypt because he recognizes that Egypt is not his home despite his phenomenal success there and that his brothers and their descendants will possess the land that God promised to them through Abraham.
On Saturday, at Refuel, I was told by Stephen that the word "certain" in v. 1 is the same word in 2 Timothy 3:16 translated rebuke. Stephen says that this word means to be convicted. The Word of God convicts me in that it provides me with convictions (firm beliefs that transcend circumstance) and in that it reveals my sin and guilt and reminds me that I am deserving only of God's wrath. The faith of these people in Hebrews 11 is more than a certainty, it is a conviction that God will keep his promise even though everything around them indicates that it will not come true. This was certainly the case in Joseph's life. He was so convicted that Egypt was not his home that he made them promise to take his bones with them when they moved into the land promised to them.
I'm trying to think of the promises that God has given me that I need to be as convicted about. I think for me it's the promise of Christ to return to this earth. In my head I know it to be true but I think I've lost the hope of that. I don't live in anticipation of it. I don't think it's because I love earth so much - although it definitely has its moments. I can't put my finger on why this is the case.