The Rewards of Faith

UV 3611/10000. The Rewards of Faith But without faith it is impossible to (walk with God and ) please Him, for whoever comes (near) to God must (necessarily) believe that God exists and that He rewards those who (earnestly and diligently) seek Him. Hebrews 11 v 6 The giants of faith like Abraham and Moses walked close to God and won His favour on account of their faith. We need to believe according to this uni-verse only two things: One, that God exists and two, that He rewards those who earnestly and diligently seek Him. The first is a premise and the second is a promise. The greater our faith, the more in His favour we will be. The stronger our faith in the premise of God’s existence, the greater is the possibilities of His promise being fulfilled in our lives. If we are not certain that God exists, then we cannot relate to Him personally. How can we pray to someone who is imaginary? How can we expect answers to those prayers. But when we hold in us the tiny but living mustard seek like faith that God exists for sure, we desire to know Him better, to hear Him and to be blessed by Him. The more earnestly and diligently we seek Him, the more blessed or rewarded we will be. The Lord can reward us in this lifetime and even beyond into eternity. When we are certain about our faith in God and His promises, then the rewards or blessings of His presence in our lives follows suit certainly. We cannot be half hearted, undecided, doubtful about our faith in Jesus. God revealed Himself in history and in our personal lives in the fullness of grace and truth of Jesus Christ. Scripture says that when we seek Him with all our hearts, we will surely find Him. He no longer hides from us but reveals Himself to us in the person of Jesus, the person of the Holy Spirit and the word of God. When we internalize our belief and His promises, it will lead to actions on our part. The root belief leads to the fruit of the spirit and the fruit of good works.