Hebrews 11 - What happens when we seek Him? 2018

Heb 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

Heb 11:6
And 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 seek Him.

Before Enoch was taken, he had this testimony, "that he pleased Elohim." How did he do that? The Book of Enoch tells us that Enoch received the Law of Elohim from angels and that he preached righteousness. Why did he receive the law and why did he preach righteousness? It is because he was faithful to Elohim and loved Him. It is impossible to please Him without seeking Him. We are to trust the He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
What happens when we seek Him? We have several examples of this in Scripture. Kings of Judah, Asa and Hezekiah, sought Elohim and followed His Torah in obedience.

2 Chron. 14:2-4 And Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God, 3for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim, 4and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.

2 Chron. 31:20-21 And thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true before the LORD his God. 21And every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

The Psalms tell us that without conviction, there are none who seek Him and none who do good.

Psalm 14:1-3 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. 2The LORD has looked own from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. 3They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. Isaiah says that if we seek Him daily, we will delight in His ways.

Isaiah 58:1-2 “Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins. 2“Yet they seek Me day by day, and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness, And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.
Scripture abound in those examples....
This chapter has been called "the faith chapter" by many Christian teachers. The NASB begins with: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."

"Faith" comes from the Greek word "pistis." Pistis can mean either "faith" or "faithfulness" according to most any concordance. There are evidences that show that the word should always be translated as "faithfulness." This verse and this entire chapter are excellent examples.

Faithfulness is the assurance hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. In the NKJV, "faithfulness is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It is saying that our faithfulness is a gift from Elohim that is the substance of things hoped for. Our faithfulness is the evidence of things not seen. Faithfulness consists of objective action, whereas "faith" is merely an emotion. Join us and see if what we say isn't true according to Scripture (but maybe not your dogma...)