“6And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)
I continue to study the word “seek” and was brought to this passage in Hebrews titled By Faith. I have been in this passage before and see my notes here. Seeking as I have been reminded in my study is the earnest looking without ceasing. When I look at the concept of seeking here in Hebrews, I have to add faith to that earnest looking.
“1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 (ESV)
I have verse 1 above underlined and with it I have the following written: “confident anticipation of something that will assuredly occur in the future, as certain as tomorrow’s sunrise”. I do not recall specifically where I received that bit of definition, but it does help me to link the two words, seek and faith, together. When seeking I am earnestly looking and with faith, I am confident I will find.
This brings me to the realization that without faith, seeking is difficult to achieve. I must anticipate the finding of what I am earnestly looking. In the case of my ultimate seeking of God, it is faith that leads me to the earnest looking for Him. As noted in the passage of Hebrews 11, there are many examples of faith and seeking where thanks to both, God was found and He found those that were seeking.
I have a desire to continuously find God. In order for me to succeed, I have to seek with faith that I will find Him. When I do, not only will I find Him, He will find me.
What is your approach to seeking? Are you faithful that you will ultimately find? What if we were to link faith with seeking, how much more would we find success in finding?
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