Hebrews 6:11 – 6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Yesterday we spoke about how it is impossible to please God without faith. What kind of faith does God love? He loves a humble loving faith and we looked at scriptures that talked about having faith like a child.
Today let’s look at last portion of this scripture.
“And that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” That on the surface it looks to say God rewards those who really love Him and seek Him. I believe He does. God takes pleasure in rewarding His children that love Him and seek Him. However, this scripture adds a little bit more the way it is written.
This scripture again says because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him. What does that mean? It means He likes the double dose of faith.
Don’t just believe I exist, but believe that you also will be rewarded by Me if you earnestly seek Me.
This world is full of self seeking people. God wants to reward those who are chasing after Him and not the world.
What are those rewards? The same things the world is chasing after? Five vacation homes, an airplane, a fleet of automobiles, diamonds to cover yourselves in from head to toe? With a lot of people living in poverty and many without food and clean water, I seriously don’t think so.
No, I believe it comes in the fact he knows you need a home to live in, a car to get around in this country, relationships that are in peace and not in turmoil, health, income to pay the bills, and a spouse that helps you grow towards the most important thing of all and that’s the Lord. These are just the earthly blessings. Much more is waiting in the perfect life to come.
Without faith….without faith….it is IMPOSSIBLE….. to please God. How sad, not to please God and all you had to do is believe that He is and that He cares about you and loves you. He cared enough to have His Son die for you. This is the One you need to have faith in and accept His sacrifice of redemption.
If you haven’t accepted Jesus and still don’t know why you should, I have condensed an outline page to the right of why you need to. If you are ready to do so, there is a page to guide you through that also.