Mon., 5/6/19 Devotion (Heb. 11:6)

Today's encouragement comes from Hebrews 11:6, where we read these great words:

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him [God], for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

This verse (above) is so supremely-important. The Lord delights to behold our faith in Jesus over anything and everything else.  Why?  Because it leads to love for Him, (and this issues forth in Spirit-filled and happy compliance to Him). Many religious people think too little of faith. They are convinced that if they do extraordinary spiritual things, God will somehow be moved to be im-pressed by them.

But God is only pleased with us as we exercise faith in Christ. The next time we face any problem, let us say, "Lord, I am going to trust You through this struggle." If we are faith-filled churchmen, the Lord is delighted with us, be-cause He is perfectly satisfied with His Son—the One who is our entire right-eousness and justification.

[Puritan quote of the day: "The law is but a dead letter in comparison to the word of the gospel. If you come merely to the law to hear the law preached, and not in a [gospel] way, you may hear it a hundred times and it will never be written in your hearts.” —Jeremiah Burroughs, in, "Gospel Worship"]