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Hebrews chapter 11, verse 6.

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.

Ah, 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.

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 116, best part, he rewards those who seek

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