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Hebrews chapter 11 verse six

now without faith it is impossible to please God since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists

and that he rewards those who seek him.

This verse is in many senses a great summary of this entire chapter a chapter that revolves around faith and men and women who walked with God through faith and experienced the reward of faith.

That's what I love about this verse.

Without faith, it's impossible to please God.

So if we want to please God, that means we must trust

God. We must follow God with faith in Him. Since the one who draws near to God must believe that he exists, that's obvious, like in order to please God, we must believe that God exists.

But even the obvious there, we've got to be careful that we are constantly reminded by this

reality.

Like when we pray, we're not just saying some words in the thin air, like we're speaking

to a God who exists.

A God who hears us.

A God who is working in response to what we're saying.

So don't just jump over this phrase must believe that he exists.

We need to be reminded all the time like he really exists and we're talking about him

right now and we're about to talk to him in a moment and he is going to

hear us and not only does he exist but the end of Hebrews 11-6 best part he

rewards those who seek him. I want to be a man who seeks God and I want to

pray that that would be the commentary, not just on my life, but your life.

That you are a man, a woman, a student child who seeks God and in seeking him finds reward in him.

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