FAITH: THE CONNECTING LINK WITH GOD
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 10-12: Hebrews 11: 1-20
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
Our focal scripture of today has become a common quotation by many believers, but many lack the in-depth knowledge of the meaning of this verse of the bible. Faith is the life wire of the Christian belief, it is the oil required for the working of the engine propelling our Christian journey and above all it is the connecting link to God. Faith in God and in God’s word is the force behind Christianity that gives it a meaning. In order to please God, the writer of Hebrews says you must first believe that He (God) is. Of course you cannot come to the person who you doubt or disbelieve His existence and expect to get anything from Him. It requires faith to believe in the existence of God whom you don’t see with your natural eyes and senses. Believing in the existence of God goes further to the question as to, in what form do you believe Him to be. Is He to you like a wind that is formless or is He represented to you like a craven image of different shape. Some believe their god to have the image of a beast and worship thus. What is your understanding as to God’s existence?
Human believe based on different perceptions have created varying images of God. Even the occult, witches’ freemasons, Eckankar, Spiritism, Satanism, Christian Science etc., etc. believe in the existence of a god they worship to practice their evil act. Such believe is not in tandem with the believe of Him whom our focal scripture is talking about. Such belief is in fact disbelieve because it is based on falsehood. The bible says in Jeremiah 10:14-15(NKJV) “Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge. Every metalsmith is put to shame by the graven image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them. They are futile, a work of errors, In the time of their punishment, they shall perish.”
The true God is the creator of the heaven and the earth and He is the Almighty and All-powerful God. The scripture says concerning Him in Jeremiah 51: 19(NKJV), “The portion of Jacob is not like them, For He is the Maker of all things; And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance. The LORD of hosts is His name.” Without having a true believe that He is, nothing, not even believing in His ability can produce result. We must first believe in the existence of God as a foundation to believe in His ability to reward us when we diligently seek Him. The bible say they are dull-hearted, without knowledge that make and worship graven images.
In another reference the bible called a man foolish who says in his heart that there is no God (Psalm 53:1). Hear what the bible says concerning false and wrong believe “But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine. But the LORD is the true God, He is the living God and the everlasting King” Jeremiah 10:8 & 10a(NKJV).To be a recipient of God’s reward requires diligence which is predicated on faith or believe in Him. Such faith represent the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is manifested in your believe system which form the basis of your action and what you say. “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” Romans 10:10(KJV)
My dear reader if you don’t believe and surrender your life to Jesus Christ it simply means you don’t believe that He (God) is, which goes further to say you don’t believe that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him. You can only diligently seek who you believe in His existence. I strongly admonish you today to come to Jesus Christ with all your burden and be saved so that your believe may attract His love and reward.
Prayer: Father grant me deeper revelation of your person. In Jesus Name.
pastor Joel Ezeugo