Today’s 333 Devotional: “Faith That Pleases God”
Faith is a topic talked about a lot, but I wonder is it the type of faith that pleases God? (Hebrews 11:6)
Today’s Christian thinks more about faith, not as a relationship, but rather as something that allows them to get what they can from God. It is a faith more about gain than godliness, and a faith rooted more in this world than in God. Therefore, is a corrupted faith.
Every week believers gather in churches to worship God, and to ask Him to bless and prosper them. And while there isn’t anything wrong with that, the truth is they have no desire for deeper intimacy with God; rather it’s for His presents, not for His presence.
A faith that pleases God is one that first believes in God, and second seeks a deep intimacy with Him. It is a faith that desires a relationship with God above everything else.
This was the faith of Enoch. Enoch enjoyed such a close fellowship with God that God couldn’t stand not being in Enoch’s presence any longer, so God took Enoch to be with Him before his life on earth ended.
“By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.” (Hebrews 11:5)
It was because of Enoch’s faith, his close and intimate relationship with Him that God found pleasing. Enoch was fully united and in total oneness with God, and as such his life was in full agreement with God.
So, when it says that Enoch walked with God it means that he had the closest personal relationship any human could ever possibly have with God.
Therefore, how’s our faith? If we want to increase the type of faith that pleases God, take time to just be with Him. Let’s open our hearts and allow that love relationship to grow