You have probably seen and heard this verse many times before, I know I have, but it is still a powerful reminder that none of our actions will please God if they are not mingled with faith. It is NOT "hard" to please God without faith, it is "IMPOSSIBLE". Notice the last part of the last phrase, God rewards those who "diligently" seek him. The Greek carries the idea of an investigation, searching out the details like the FBI in a missing persons case, but when it is personal there is more energy put into it. Imagine if the missing person were your loved one as compared to someone in another town. How different would your desire to solve the problem be? That level of concern, urgency, and energy should be put into searching out God and His will for your life. Now, obviously, God is not lost or missing or even hiding, but is close by (Acts 17:27-28). God could have chosen to use any number of words here, but He did not say - casually, sporadically, occasionally, intellectually, emotionally, frequently, fearfully, doubtfully, economically, distractedly, etc. God says that we must not only believe that He is, but if we are going to come to Him we must believe that He rewards those that diligently seek Him. By default then if we want to receive that reward we have to be part of the group that is seeking Him diligently (daily, determinedly, continually, willingly, faithfully, energetically, etc.). How are you seeking Him? How often? Would you call it diligently? Do you think God considers it diligently seeking? Consider 2 Peter 1:5-10
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
You have probably seen and heard this verse many times before, I know I have, but it is still a powerful reminder that none of our actions will please God if they are not mingled with faith. It is NOT "hard" to please God without faith, it is "IMPOSSIBLE". Notice the last part of the last phrase, God rewards those who "diligently" seek him. The Greek carries the idea of an investigation, searching out the details like the FBI in a missing persons case, but when it is personal there is more energy put into it. Imagine if the missing person were your loved one as compared to someone in another town. How different would your desire to solve the problem be? That level of concern, urgency, and energy should be put into searching out God and His will for your life. Now, obviously, God is not lost or missing or even hiding, but is close by (Acts 17:27-28). God could have chosen to use any number of words here, but He did not say - casually, sporadically, occasionally, intellectually, emotionally, frequently, fearfully, doubtfully, economically, distractedly, etc. God says that we must not only believe that He is, but if we are going to come to Him we must believe that He rewards those that diligently seek Him. By default then if we want to receive that reward we have to be part of the group that is seeking Him diligently (daily, determinedly, continually, willingly, faithfully, energetically, etc.). How are you seeking Him? How often? Would you call it diligently? Do you think God considers it diligently seeking? Consider 2 Peter 1:5-10
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