GOD REWARDS THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM

Hebrews 11:6

I like to consider myself a student of life.  I love learning new things.  There is something delicious about starting a new quest into an unfamiliar area and discovering thoughts and ideas I had not had before.  I especially enjoy studying God and His ways in the world and in people.  That quest is inexhaustible and will keep me busy for eternity.

Studying God and His ways enriches my soul and fulfills my life.  As I study about Him I get to know Him; the more I know Him the more I love Him.  Know God is a paradox.  On the one hand He is mysterious and so much higher than my thoughts can ever reach.  On the other hand he makes Himself totally available for the most intimate of relationships with people who seek Him.  He lets Himself be known to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.  He responds to those who seek Him with all their hearts and search for Him as treasure.

It is because of that intimacy that my sense of awe and fear is magnified.  He is God, who created the heavens and the earth and everything them; and yet He desires to be intimately involved with His creation.  That amazes me and causes me to worship Him all the more.

I feel sorry for those who dismiss God’s Presence in the world or deny that He exists.  They think they are enlightened and wise; but they are walking around with their minds closed, in a world that they created, a world that is barren, void, and without substance or meaning.  I feel sorry for them.  Who do they thank for a beautiful sun rise or sunset; who do they thank for the food that grows and feeds them; who do they thank for their new born babies; who do they thank for their very lives?  What rewards do they receive for all their knowledge and work; certificates, public accolades, honors from other men? All these will fade away and be forgotten.

The reward I receive for the discoveries I make on my quests is knowing God and loving God. I receive a life filled with thanksgiving because God knows and loves me in return.  That reward never fades and is never forgotten; it is eternal.