3月3日
标 题： 信心得神喜悦
经 节： 人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦；因为到神面前来的人必须信有神，且信祂赏赐那寻求祂的人。（希伯来书十一章6节）
你与神的关系，主要取决于你对神的信心。当你来到祂的跟前，必须相信祂的存在，且相信祂就是那位在圣经中启示祂自己的神。你一定也要相信，当你恳切地寻求祂，祂会回答你。如果没有这种信心，你不可能讨神的欢喜。无论你的道德水平多么高超、做了多少好事、为祂说了多少话、为祂作了多少牺牲，倘若没有信心，你不可能讨神的喜悦。有时我们想以宗教活动替代仰望神的信心。基督徒可能自认是神的“好管家”。事实上，却是凭眼见而活，不是凭信心行事（希伯来书十一：1）。除非能掌握所有资源，否则他们可能会拒绝去行神的旨意。
你可能会说：“我爱神，但我很难全心相信祂。”这么一来，你根本不能够讨神的欢喜。你不可能在内心深处质疑神，却又同时享受与神相交的悸动！信心不会为你除掉现有的问题，但信心能够使你在困境中，仍然相信神。信心是基于你与神的关系，不是基于你的周遭环境。有些人可能会说：“我不是那种有信心的人，我这人比较实际！”然而，把信心创建在神的身上，是再实际不过的！再也没有比把自己交在神手中更安全、有把握的了！
Faith
Pleases God
But
without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
(Hebrews 11:6)
Your relationship with God is largely
determined by your faith. When you come to Him, you must believe that He exists
and that He is exactly who He has revealed Himself to be in Scriptures. You
must also believe that He will respond to you when you earnestly seek Him.
Without this kind of faith, you cannot please God. Regardless of the morality
of your life, the good works you perform, the words you speak, or the
sacrifices you make for His sake, if you do not have faith, you will not please
Him. It can be tempting to substitute religious activity for faith in God.
Christians may claim they are being “good stewards” of their resources when, in
fact, they are wanting to walk by sight rather than by faith (Heb. 11:1). They
may refuse to do what God tells them unless they can see all the resources in
place first.
You may say, “I love God, but I just have
difficulty trusting Him.” Then you are not pleasing to Him. You cannot struggle
at the core of your relationship with God and still enjoy a vibrant fellowship
with Him! Faith does not eliminate problems. Faith keeps you in a trusting
relationship with God in the midst of your problems. Faith has to do with your
relationship with God, not your circumstances. Some may say, “I’m not much of a
person of faith. I am more of a practical person!” Yet you will never do
anything more practical than to place your trust in the Lord! Nothing is more
secure or certain than that which you entrust to God.
