The Importance Of Faith

If I were to ask you the question: "what is important in life", how would you respond? Undoubtedly, some would say that their family is important and I would agree. Some might say that their occupation is important, and that might be true. Still others would argue that their standing in the eyes of others is important, and I would disagree with that.
Importance is determined by the ultimate impact that a thing will have on you. The family is important because the relationships that we have with the members of our family can and will impact us for the course of our life. An occupation may be important because it will impact the way in which we are able to provide for our loved ones. Our standing in the eyes of others is not important because that will have no lasting effect on us.
Let me tell you something that is really important: FAITH! I know that faith is important because we read in Hebrews 11:6; "without faith it is impossible to please God." Did you hear that? It does not say that 'without faith it is difficult to please God' or 'that without faith you will not be able to completely please God' but 'that without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God'.
When I read this text I come to understand that faith is really, really important to my eternal condition. The next question would be: 'how do I get faith'? The answer to that is found in Romans 10:17 where we read that 'faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God'. If I want to please God I must have faith and if I want faith it will come from an understanding of the Word of God.