THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD


“when we have been brought very low and helped, sorely wounded and healed, cast down and raised again, have given up all hope--and been suddenly snatched from danger, and placed in safety; and when these things have been repeated to us and in us a thousand times over, we begin to learn to trust simply to the word and power of God, beyond and against appearances” John Newton

God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to. – Elisabeth Elliot
The faithfulness of God is true and has been proven many times. In the Holy Scriptures, we can see that God is faithful and His Word is true. Hebrew 6:18 says God cannot lie, nor can He break an unconditional promise that He says He will fulfill. Every covenant He made is kept. Every promise or foretelling has or will come true. Testimony after testimony of God’s faithfulness is certainly found throughout the Bible and is still given in testimonies by people today. 
Deuteronomy 7:9 says “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."
God made a land covenant with Abraham (Father of many nations) and has never withdrawn what He has promised. Though the Jewish people have been scattered around the world, God promised they would return to the land He promised Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all their descendants (Zechariah 8:7 - 8). 
Examples of God’s faithfulness to keep His covenants with others:
  • To Abraham (“I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.) Genesis 12:2-3
  • To Noah (God will save Noah and his family)  Genesis 6:17 – 18; 9:9 - 17
  • To Ishmael (God will bless Ishmael and his descendants)  Genesis 17: 18 - 20
  • To Moses (God will spare the Israelites if they obey)  Exodus 19:5
  • To Jacob (God reaffirms everlasting covenant to Israel) Psalm 105:10
There are literally dozens more scriptures of God’s faithfulness. None however may be the most life-changing as those that proclaim His forgiveness of our sins. There are many Old Testament prophecies promising a coming Messiah or Savior. God’s faithful promise was fulfilled in the New Testament when He sent Jesus to atone for our sins. No matter what sins we have committed, no matter how "bad" we are, God is faithful to forgive us if we accept Jesus and repent of our sins.

  • God sent His Son, (Matthew 1:21 - 22) through Him we have everlasting life – John 3:16
  • Christ died for our atonement of sin  1 Thessalonians 5:9 - 10
  • God’s promise to remove sins  Romans 11:25-27
  • God ordained Jesus, author of eternal salvation  Hebrew 5:5 - 10
  • God will toss our sin into the depths of the sea (never to be remembered again)  Micah 7:18 - 19
God is so faithful that anyone who seeks Him can find Him. Faith is a gift, but even a gift must be opened to be enjoyed. As we implement our faith, we begin to realize more and more about God’s faithfulness to us.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:9 “God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.”
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so you can stand up under it.”
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:3 “The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.”
Remember the faithfulness of your Father. How has God been faithful to you? This year you can count on the Lord to be faithful again. This doesn’t mean that everything will turn out as you desire. This doesn’t mean each prayer will be answered as you wish. But it does mean that in God’s goodness and sovereignty, he will work all things together as he sees it to be good for you (Rom. 8:28). We may not see the evidence of God’s faithful hand until the end of 2017 but we know it will be there. Be encouraged to know that your life will be marked by the faithfulness of God. 
In 1 John 1:9 we are told, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” With absoluteness we can have the confidence that God will forgive us. Without His ability to do so, He would not be God. He is the only true God (John 17:3) and the gods of no other religion promises this. Since He has made this promise, and we know He cannot break His word, we know that it would be contrary to His nature and that He cannot lie (Number 23:19). Our God is a faithful God and there is no other that can do all He can and has done.
May live to celebrate the faithfulness of God in our life in Jesus name

By William Augustine

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