November 12, 2017 - - Hebrews 11:6 God the Rewarder

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

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

And it has started. The idiotic commercials where parents spend lavishly to try and satisfy the gift-greedy mewling of their children. There are slow-mo shots of children tearing paper away with too cute little ones gasping in wonder at their parent's thoughtfulness and close-ups of other children with curled lips throwing into the air fist pumps of victory in getting what they thought their voracious hearts desired.

Be honest. It is impossible to please your children because their lustful capacity for more cannot be satiated. In attempting to buy the perfect gift or the "IT" thing of this season you are actually feeding a discontentment which will fuel a life of disappointment.

We have a Father in heaven Who has given every good gift in Christ. We have a Father in heaven Who rewards those who seek Him. He is our life's great Reward. To know that the Sovereign in heaven, Who is above all the princes and rulers and despots of this earth, takes delight in the faith of His children is joy beyond expressing.

In seeking to be like Jesus we realize the purpose of our life is teaching our children to follow Him. They are to catch the vision of knowing Jesus and in turn become those who teach others this great vision of knowing Jesus. Teaching others of Jesus confirms to our own hearts as well what blessedness is: knowing Jesus Christ which means dying to this world and its lies and rising to new life in Him. This is the contentment we find by the Spirit of God, Who teaches us by the Word.

Jesus, we confess faith is not something we can generate by ourselves. Grant to us the liberality of Your Spirit so faith in the things of this world becomes like grit between our teeth and smoke to our eyes and by contrast faith in Jesus takes hold of us so the Word of God is like rich food on the tongue and knowing our Father in heaven is satisfaction which compels us to want to know Him more.