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 KJV
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 NIV
Do you have true faith?
Let us see what the Strong's Concordance (Hebrew/Greek Dictionary) has for a definition of faith:
4102. pistis pis'-tis from 3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
3982. peitho pi'-tho a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty):--agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) confident, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Do you fully rely on and yield to God?
There is no gray area for faith, it must be confident.
Are you diligently seeking Him?
1567. ekzeteo ek-zay-teh'-o from 1537 and 2212; to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship:--en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
So in essence, we must have confidence, trusting and yielding to the Father, seeking, worshiping and craving Him or we will be found unpleasant.
Please take this time and search yourself, do you seek and crave the Father with full confidence? This is true faith.
