Monday, July 13, 2015

Simplicity of Faith - Hebrews 11:6

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.
It is impossible to please Him without faith. This saying is true. Jesus pointed this out to the Pharisees many times as we read in John 5:45:
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Faith requires us to forget about what the world thinks and focus on what the Father thinks. It is to have our focus on what He wants - it is to endeavor to please Him and only Him.

King Benjamin gives us simple yet wise counsel:
Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend. ... Believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; ... remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, ... and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, ... And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true. (Mosiah 4:9-12)
The most fundamental action of faith is to simply try to believe and do what is right. It sounds simplistic, but it really works. It doesn't require any grand gestures, just patience, humility and a willing heart. But to those who seek Him, the reward is great. This seems to be the sentiment of Abraham who said:
Now, after the Lord had withdrawn from speaking to me, and withdrawn his face from me, I said in my heart: Thy servant has sought thee earnestly; now I have found thee; (Abraham 2:12)

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