“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.”~ Heb. 11:6
The writer of Hebrews tells us there is a twofold must to faith, the first being, we must believe God is; and the second, that He rewards them who diligently seek Him. This is the only kind of faith that pleases God. It is imperative then that one believe God exists, and that He answers prayer. Neither of these two musts is too difficult to swear to in health and prosperity but is very difficult in times of sickness, poverty, and danger.
God is the eternal “Is.” At any given time He “Is.” As David said, “God is…a very present help in trouble.” During tough times we are tempted so ask, “Where is God now?” The answer is, He is where He has always been; present. Therefore we can trust Him in the dark. He is still in the room with us when the lights go out. This has nothing to do with our feeling, but everything to do with our faith.
You don’t feel truth, you have faith in it. We mourn the loss of feeling, when we should be mourning the loss of faith. Frantic efforts are made to rouse up feeling during those times of eclipse in our lives. But what really is needed is faith that the Son is still there and will shine again upon us.
God is, no matter what our lot. He is here now, amidst all the confusion and questioning. But not so with the reward, it will show up a little further down the road of obedience. And you can be sure it will. Habakkuk puts it this way, “…though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”
As D.L. Moody said, “Tarry at the promise. God always returns by way of His promise!”
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