Great Faithfulness

How wonderful it is, in an age where unfaithfulness abounds, to focus our gaze on those Scriptures that point to the trustworthiness of our God. The one before us today is quite wonderful, but consider also these:

“Lord God of Hosts, who is strong like You, Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds You” (Ps 89:8).

“Righteousness and faithfulness will be a belt around His waist” (Isa 11:5).

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself” (2Tim 2:13).

Can’t you just feel the energy flowing from these Scriptures, strengthening your confidence in God? For God to be unfaithful would be to act contrary to His nature, and if He ever was (we are only speculating because He could never do so), then He would cease to be God. Focus again with me on the text at the top of the page. We are told God’s faithfulness extends to the skies. This is the psalmist’s picturesque way of expressing the fact that far above all finite comprehension is the unchanging faithfulness of God. Everything about God is vast and incomparable, including His faithfulness. He never forgets a thing, never makes a mistake, never fails to keep a promise, never falters over a decision, never retracts a statement He has made, and has never breached a contract. Every declaration He has made, every promise He has given, every covenant He has struck is bestowed by His faithful character.

Further Study

1Co 1:1-9; Heb 6:18; 1Pt 4:19

What did Paul assure the Corinthians?

What is it impossible for God to do?