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Oh, God, You are enough!

Read Hebrews 11:5,6

We constantly search for signs of God’s presence through the miraculous. Yet, we must never forget that every time mortal eyes are allowed to see spiritual truth, the blind have once more been made to see. Recently, I was preparing to teach Hebrews 11:6, a verse I had long since memorized and appreciated. As I researched each word in the original language, God unveiled my eyes and caused me to discover that the phrase "must believe that He is" contains the third person singular of the words both God and Christ used of themselves, "I AM." In other words, we might more clearly understand the verse by reading it as, "for He who comes to God must believe that He is the I AM, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." As I sat alone at my worktable, the Spirit of God fell upon me.

Suddenly, a remarkable injustice, except there be mercy, appeared to me in that verse. Is it not enough that the great Elohim Adonai has purposed Himself to be found? Do we need reward, too? The next morning these words came to me in a prayer.

Beth Moore is an author and teacher from Houston, Texas, where she gives leadership to Living Proof Ministries. Beth powerfully communicates the Word of God, impacting the lives of countless people around the globe.

Is it not enough,
Unhidden One,
When seeking
To have found you?
Has my hand yet room
For more than yours
When bound in knots
Around you?

O Blessed Condescension!
Willing, Reaching God!

What kind of souls,
O, wretched man,
Have unbridled we?
To require promise
Of reward
For having sought, Lord, Thee?

Mingled here
My shameful lusts
With Heaven’s shameless love
My head cast on
Your bleeding hand
O, God, Thou art enough!

Give, O Giver,
For You must
Give all You have to me
But give Your best
Starve these lusts
Give Thy Son to me.

Beth Moore