Our Exceeding Great Reward.

     Fear Nor Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
                                     Genesis 15:1b

     Just as God spoke these words to Abram, telling him that He was all he needed, God speaks these words to us as well-

     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

     It is not enough for us to mentally assent to the fact that God exists. It is not enough to trust Him with our needs and desires. 
     God is calling us to seek after Him. We must believe that He exists, and because the Almighty God exists, and has revealed Himself to us, we must seek after Him. We are called to pursue Him with a determination that will not say no. He is our great and exceeding reward. Nothing on this earth can compare to the glory of knowing God in an intimate manner. To possess the Almighty God who dwells in the high and holy place, in our humble and contrite hearts, is man's highest honor (Isaiah 57:15).
     If we would  lose everything we owned, and yet possess God, we would have all.