Simple Faith Where Do We Start?

Simple Faith

Where Do We Start?

If you were to share what you believe in,
 In a simple way how would you do it

How simple can you describe your faith

Where do you start

For me faith starts with one verse

Hebrews 11:6

Believe God exists

God wants to reveal Himself to you and I

God does not make it hard to find Him

God rewards those who seek Him

It is that simple

Simple Faith

Where Do We Start?

If you were to share what you believe in,
in a simple way how would you do it?

How simple can you describe your faith?

Where do you start?

For me faith starts with one verse…

This verse is in the 11^th chapter of Hebrews

which is called “The great hall of faith”.

This chapter tells the stories of people

throughout time that put their faith in God.

Out of these great stories is

a verse that very simply says…

Without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must

believe that he exists and that he

rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Hebrews 11:6 NIV

This verse describes faith in its simplest form.

“Must believe that He (God) exist”

“And He (God) rewards those who earnestly seek Him”

Faith starts with believing in the existence of God.

When life gets complicated and I can’t seem

to make since of it, I go back to the beginning.

Is there a God?

I step back from the confusion in my life and

look into the sky, there I see the sun or stars, or clouds.

I look at the trees and plants,

the land and the waters.

Then I look at my hands and with amazement

consider how every joint moves so wonderfully.

For me at this point I am

convinced there must be a God.

All I see could not have come into

existence from some evolutional process.

The order and ability to stand

the test of time is amazing.

Although I cannot fully understand it, it became

logical that there is a God who created it all.

If there is a God, who could that God be.

With many claiming they know

who God is and many claiming they

are God, how can I know the true God?

A simple examination of all the claims

and you can only come up with one answer.

The one history reveals rose from the dead.

Only Jesus Christ died and was buried

and rose (3 days) later and after 40 days

He revealed Himself to hundreds.

 Then He ascended into the clouds in

plain view of many eye witnesses.

Although this information is in the Bible

there are many other historical writings

outside the Bible that tell of Jesus’ life.

So for me, I start with simple faith.

I believe God exists, He is the one who

created the heaven and the earth.

I believe the only one throughout

history that could ever fit this

description is Jesus who conquered death.

 

The second part of the verse tells me…

“God rewards”

God is on a reward system.

 

What does He reward?

“Those you earnestly seek Him”

 

 God wants you to find Him.

He wants us to grow in

our knowledge of Him.

Our faith is not to stay in a

shallow understanding of Him.

God wants you and I to know Him.

That is amazing.

God is not hiding from us.

God actually rewards us when we

take the effort to get to know Him.

It is the Bible that tells me more about the God

who created the heavens and the earth.

And the Bible tells me more

about the Jesus who conquered death. 

The Bible also confirms God’s

desire for us to get to know Him.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me,

and those who seek me find me.

John 17:3-4

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God,

and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.

God wants to reveal Himself to you and I.

God does not make it hard to find Him.

God rewards those who seek Him.

It is that simple.

Scripture Reading NIV

Hebrews 11:5-6

5 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. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me,

and those who seek me find me.

John 17:3-4

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.