Another individual verse of importance from Hebrews 11 is verse 6. This verse states:
“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.”
We cannot please God without faith. We can give all we have to charity, preach before crowds, witness to others, go on mission trips, feed the homeless, give blood, lead youth groups, chaperone, go to church regularly, obey the laws of Moses, and follow the teachings of Christ, but it will mean nothing if we don’t have faith. God doesn’t waste His time with posers.
May sound harsh, but that’s exactly what Hebrews tells us. We can do nothing to please God without faith. Nothing. We can’t just do what he says, and not believe who He is. It doesn’t work that way. If we claim to witness, but we do so without faith, we are only witnessing to something we doubt. That is no witness at all. If we praise Him, but question if He exist to be praised we praise nothing. He sees our doubt, and ignores our service because our lack of faith makes us servants of doubt. We must believe that He is God, the creator of all things, and the one who loved us enough to send his only son to be murdered on a cross for our sins.
Faith is a requirement of service. Without faith we believe we serve nothing, and we will be rewarded with nothing. Why even serve without faith? Faith in God teaches us to know that not only is He worthy of all our service, love, and praise, but He will reward us with eternity in paradise if we faithfully serve Him throughout our lives.
Don’t be a poser. Believe.
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