He Is a Rewarder

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6

If we want to please God, there are some requirements that we must meet first. The passage above makes it clear that we cannot please God without faith. We must believe that He exists, and we must come to Him believing that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Many who claim to be Christians say that they believe in God, but they do not take time to come to Him with their requests; “…ye have not, because ye ask not” (James 4:2). Most Christians who do not pray, don’t pray because they don’t really believe that God will answer their prayers. They do not believe that God would reward their faith if they took the time and effort to exercise their faith. They don’t pray because they don’t think it would make any difference. Some Christians fail to seek the Lord diligently. They do make some effort to pray. They do read their Bibles occasionally. They do go to church from time to time, as long as they don’t have anything else really important to do. But they don’t seem to have what it takes to seek the Lord diligently. In the scripture above, we can see that things begin to change in our lives when we come to the realization that God rewards those who diligently seek Him. God does want to answer our prayers. He does want to meet our needs. He does want to give us the strength that we need to serve Him. Do you believe that God wants to reward your faithfulness?