The faithful

I think it’s important to take time to reflect on your life now and then. Often we realize how much God has done for us and then we can give him praise and thanks for it. I have a word of warning though. One I’ve been guilty of myself. Looking back for too long can cause you to see all your failures and become a discouragement. We should look at ourselves with sober reflection but not dwell on our failures for a long time. In Hebrews 11, often called the hall of faith, many people are mentioned who had faith in God. God helped them do great things. We know that they sinned and made horrible mistakes just like us, but like us they are forgiven. In 1 Corinthians 13 love is described as keeping no record of wrong. God is the perfection of that kind of love and in Hebrews 11 we see that. You see, the author never mentioned the sins of a single person in that passage. Only their faith!! We know that the author was inspired by the Holy Spirit, who is God, so we can conclude that God chose not to mention their sins. Verse 6 says without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone that comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. We should certainly try to live holy and upright lives, pleasing to the Lord, but being human we will fail. The good news is that God, perfect in love, forgives us. Not like we forgive , but he chooses not to keep a record of our wrongdoing. His desire is not to issue out harsh punishment on his people but to instead reward them for their faith. How great is that!! Father, our faith may be weak at times and yes we sin against you, but because of you, we have so much to be thankful for, first and foremost is our undeserved forgiveness!! Even more is that you see us as faithful who earnestly seek you!!
Seek God. Draw near to him and he will draw near to you! Have a blessed day!