Living By Faith

Only a believer can please God. We please God when we are justified (initial salvation), but we also please God through a sanctified life (ongoing salvation). It is ONLY through Christ's imputed righteousness can we please God, "for without faith it is impossible to please Him." But once we are saved we are to please Him by living by faith.
Once we have believed in God's saving grace through faith in Christ, we are also to believe that, "He rewards those that seek Him," as stated in Scripture. There is rejoicing in heaven when a sinner believes, but we truly please Him when we LIVE by faith. We please Him when we are not being influenced by life's problematic circumstances. If we desire to please our Heavenly Father, we are to LIVE by faith and not by sight.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we realize how quickly and easily we can move from trusting You to doubting Your Word, when things do not go the way that we expect. We pray that like the men and women of faith Hebrews, our trust in You will not falter. Help us to earnestly seek You day by day, we know that only as Christ lives in and through us, by faith, can we be pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.