Hebrews 11:6
If you are going to come to God you must believe that
1. He is
2. He rewards those who seek him
What is the reward for seeking God? I have never really tried to answer this question. Maybe it is my aversion to a "contract based" relationship with God. Maybe it is my Baptistic upbringing. Perhaps I have considered this a which-came-first kind of question. It was a question that shouldnât really be asked. But once I admitted that I was asking the question, I was able to seek an answer. Context is always a good place to look when I donât understand a portion of Scripture, so I read the rest of chapter 11. I read Hebrews 11, keeping verse 6 at the front of my mind: âWhat is this reward?â
I understand why many so-called exegetes prefer proof-text to context. I do. Context muddies the waters. I, for one, am uncomfortable with the answer I found to my question, âWhat is the reward for seeking God?â