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Thursday, May 1, 2014

SEEKING THE LORD

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”  (Hebrews 11:6)
           Some have attributed the authorship of the letter to the Hebrews to the Apostle Paul, but most scholars accept it as written by an unknown author.  One commentary source describes this writing as being for “Greek speaking Jewish Christians living outside Palestine”.*
            It makes sense that Jewish believers would be the recipients of this letter since they would have come out of observance of the Mosaic Law or The Ten Commandments.  The writer is stressing the importance of faith or the belief in unseen things as if they could be seen.  His use of Old Testament examples of people who exhibited faith in verses 3-5 further galvanizes the point of who the recipients were.
           As believers today we must realize that without faith we cannot hope to please the Lord.  We also must be careful to understand that outside this verse there is plenty of evidence that faith alone is not enough.  Our faith must lead to trust which in turn must lead to action.  Simply believing is inadequate for the scriptures teach us that even the demons believe in God (James 2:19).
         To earnestly seek God should be a daily occurrence.  Not to do so is like taking a shower once in a while in the hopes of staying free from dirt.  Don’t seek God for the reward; seek Him because He is worthy to be sought.  Until next time, walk with the King today and be a blessing!           

* Asbury Bible Commentary » Part III: The New Testament » HEBREWS » Introduction » I. Occasion