They confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. They made it clear that they were seeking a country of their own. They wanted to live where they belonged. They did not belong to the world of physical existence. They were not understood by the people of the world of physical existence.
Physical existence is merely a time of transition.
They sought a country in which they belonged because of their desire, not out of their necessity. To be known as the God of these people is not an embarrassment to God. God has prepared a city for them. God made a place for them to live wherein they belong. The more we think and act like Jesus, the less we think and act like the ungodly.