Without Faith!
Without faith!
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. –
the Christian life is more about following than it is leading.
Abraham was told to offer up his only son Isaac only to find out it was a test of faith. Joseph was to be sold in slavery only to discover God orchestrated his trials to teach him and to aid his family later on. Moses was to lead Israel to Canaan land by way of the Red sea only to part the waters. David was to serve under a king who would threaten to take his life for nearly ten years. Daniel would be taken to Babylon as a young man and face the peer pressure of conformity yet by faith he would keep his Hebrew identity and convictions. Mary would be asked to bare the Christ child knowing that people would ridicule her pregnancy being out of wedlock.
The faith life is not the easy life but it is the most rewarding life.
The pursuit of God’s will found in his Word and the diligent prayers for God’s provision and strength are what made the difference in their lives. They were rewarded because they diligently sought God. God gives us the same promise. Those who diligently seek God must do it with faith and they will be rewarded with greater personal character and more confidence in God, the kind of confidence that makes us free from worry.
Everyone is living by faith, but not everyone is living by the kind of faith God can bless.