God's Faithfulness - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) December 27, 2022

God is repeatedly described as faithful in the Bible. Moses called Him faithful in Deuteronomy 7:9. The Psalmists lauded Him for being steadfast in Psalm 119:90. Paul did the same in the New Testament in 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Yet many of us struggle to understand what that means. This is because we've seen our fellow human beings fail to be faithful in all manner of situations.

Yet, there's a part of us that yearns for faithfulness, desiring to see it in others as well as in ourselves. The reason is that at our core, we know what faithfulness is. We experienced it when we were with the Lord before He sent us to this earth for His purpose (Jeremiah 1:5). Having known it in the beginning, we want it now.

And God wants us to know that we can bask in that faithfulness right now if we choose to walk with Him. For He is faithful to those who choose to become His sons and daughters. He is calling on each of us to make that choice. Doing so requires us to equally be faithful to Him. To choose Him over everything else and be loyal even when it hurts.

This might sound like a difficult task, but once we experience God's faithfulness, He teaches us how to be completely faithful to Him. And only then can we be completely faithful to somebody else.

There's another reason why we need to be familiar with the concept of God's fidelity to His children - satan is very familiar with it. The devil knows that if God's children are ignorant of God's faithfulness then they will be ignorant of the power and protection this provides them. When that happens, satan is can create chaos in their lives and prevent them from enjoying the fullness of life that Jesus spoke of in John 10:10.

As we close out 2020, let's turn to the Bible and see the many examples of God's faithfulness. He promised Abraham that he would be the father of nations and that's what happened. Through Jesus Christ, He promised His disciples they would receive the Holy Spirit and that happened with evidence of speaking in other tongues.

Now, look at your life and identify how God has been faithful to you over the years. Think of the bad things you thought would come but they never did. Remember how certain things happened smoothly after you fasted and prayed. Consider the fact that you made it to this day when so many others unfortunately didn't.

God has been faithful. God is faithful. God will be faithful to the very end. Don't let the devil blind you to this reality and the security it provides to the children of the Lord. He who called you unto Himself is faithful and He will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24).