Daily Java: 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. - Hebrews 11:6.

Coming to Jesus is relatively simple. You believe in him and ask him into your heart. It is pretty easy to do that, especially when you are in a time of stress and you really feel the need for him.

Someone once said that there are no atheists in foxholes. That is because at that particular time, frightened for one’s own life, it is easy to feel the need for God.

The same goes for “jail-house” conversions. You are at a point where you know you have messed up your life and are ready for someone to help you.

It is afterwards that the real test begins.

After you have survived the combat, after you have gotten out of jail – then you face the task of keeping your promises.

God does not ask us just to come to him. He asks us to stay with him.

That is the problem with a lot of people in getting married. They like the honeymoon and the getting to know each other. However, they do not care for the day to day living and keeping promises and stuff like that.

Without faith, that is, without the day to day living and the keeping of promises, it is impossible for us to please God.

He doesn’t want gigantic promises made. He doesn’t care if we promise to go to Africa or write a multi-volume commentary in Klingon on the book of Jude. He does not necessarily want great things from us.

He wants us.

When we live in him, that is the real believing in his, the real believing he exists and that he rewards.

It is easy to promise stuff. It is not easy to keep those promises.

Those who come to God keep their promises, and regard God as real, not just some fire-escape to be used when things are desperate.

Living in him. Now that is the real work.