In the last post ★ Back to the Basics – GOD IS…FORGIVING ★, we discussed that There is a direct connection between confession and forgiveness. When we will go to God in humility and turn from our wicked ways, He WILL cleanse us. And the vehicle for us today is through His Son Jesus Christ. Today we are going to see that…
This attribute of our Heavenly Father is covered quite extensively in the Bible, here are just some passages which I will cover some of but I would recommend you read them nonetheless…
First off, I would like to start with Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT) which Moses wrote:
“Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands.”
Do you know any one who as soon as they say “I’ll call you tomorrow” or “you can count on me to show up to some event,” you know for a fact you’ll never hear from them or see them as they promised? I have a few people like this in my life who I know do not intentionally mean to let me down but yet they do. I almost plan on not hearing from them or seeing them and then if they follow through, I am pleasantly surprised. Not this may seem like a trite comparison, but I love what Moses testifies about God that “He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands.” God more faithful then our mother or father or best friend on this earth, He keeps His word for a 1,000 generations!! Isn’t that awesome?
Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) also speaks of the faithfulness of the Father:
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.”
There are some action words in the passage that I think we really need to take notice off…We must “hold tightly without wavering!” This of course is easier said than done but true nonetheless. God did not make us robots, we have a choice to trust the faithfulness of God or to reject Him. So, if we want the promises, we need keep hold of our own faith. There is a song that came to mind instantly as I started working on this post called “Faithful God” by Zach Neese which has brought me such comfort through many dark days.
If I call, will You come
When I cry, do You hear
I believe every tear
Is caught up by a faithful God
So I will cry until You come
Cast my cares into Your arms
I can’t see past this storm
But I’m counting on a faithful God
Faithful God
You hold my life secure
All my days are Yours
I believe
My God is like a fire defending me
Faithfully
Isn’t that beautiful? Every time I sing these lyrics, I feel my faith increase. I will close with Romans 5:8 which says that:
“God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
This singular act shows His faithfulness to keep the covenant that He made with us that nothing will ever separate us from Him and that He will never leave us or forsake us as Deuteronomy 31:6 and Hebrews 13:5 reminds us. All our days are God’s, He is like a fire defending us…Faithfully! We can count on Him.
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