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Hebrews 11:6. Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him. Holman Christian Standard Bible

 

Yesterday we considered what it is like to come to God in our prayers in childlike faith. While today's verse doesn't directly reference prayer, isn't t that part of drawing near to God? We come to Him believing, knowing from our own experience as well as all of those here in Hebrews 11, commonly referred to as the "Hall of Faith" in the Bible.

 

J R Miller writes, "Jesus teaches that we are to pray to God as our Father. We must come to Him, therefore, as His redeemed children--with the genuineness, the simplicity, the confidence of children. When we stand at God's throne of grace and speak the name "Father" and ask for a child's blessing--we are sure of instant welcome." His comments remind us that we can come it Him because we have been redeemed, bought with a precious price, and as a parent or a grandparent loves it when our little children come to us so it is with our Heavenly Father.

 

I had read this chapter (Hebrews 11)  on a morning that unknowingly to me, was to be one of the most challenging days of my life.  Through that time and through the rest of my life, it has been a passage that I have returned to, that has drawn me to Him in other tough times.

 

If you find youself there today, seek Him, draw near to Him today in faith.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

Hebrews 11:5-7

The Message (MSG)

5-6 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. "They looked all over and couldn't find him because God had taken him." We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken "he pleased God." It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

7 By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.