Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hebrews 11:6

"And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him." — Hebrews 11:6 (ASV)

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.

Do we not sometimes fail in this matter? We try to come to God without believing that he is. We seem to pray to nothing, or to nobody, to a spectre, to a phantom. But that prayer which is accepted is prayer to a real God, of whom we are assured that he is.

Do we not also fail in our belief as to the success of prayer? We do not fully recognize that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. He who prays, believing that God will be found by him, shall not pray in vain. Tonight we may well say, Lord, increase our faith.

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.

No one can come to God if he does not believe that there is a God, and that he justly dispenses rewards and punishments.

And that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

You must believe that God hears prayer. You must believe that he will punish the guilty, and that he will reward the righteous.

Without this sure faith, you cannot come to him.