The Faithfulness of our God, what’s written in the Scripture.
9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; HE IS THE FAITHFUL GOD, KEEPING HIS COVENANT OF LOVE (God Loves His Children) to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. Deuteronomy 7
Moses described Yahweh as ‘THE FAITHFUL GOD’ who’d made a LOVE COVENANT with His people; so different to the idols and demons worshipped by all the other people of that day (and this day). The God who’d keep His Covenant for a thousand generations to those who loved and obeyed Him. No one else in the whole Universe could make that statement, only our God!
8 ‘How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion is aroused (God is merciful toward us).
12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,
Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
even against the FAITHFUL Holy One. Hosea 11
God had every right to be angry with Israel, but He remained Faithful to them and showed them mercy instead.
What does the New Testament or New Covenant say?
8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is FAITHFUL, WHO HAS CALLED YOU INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. 1 Corinthians 1
Make no mistake, it was God who CALLED ALL BELIEVERS INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIS SON. We only responded to His CALL and it’s Him who keeps us.
13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. 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 that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10
Others have endured and will endure the temptations or trials that happen in our lives. God is with us in temptation or trials and testing here on earth and promises to see us through, or make a way for us as He did for Israel. God has not turned away from us when we go through difficulty, He wants us to come through victorious.
Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians contain similar encouragement;
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 THE ONE WHO CALLS YOU IS FAITHFUL, AND HE WILL DO IT. 1 Thessalonians 5
3 But the LORD IS FAITHFUL, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3
Two final scriptures from Hebrews;
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, FOR HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL (The God of all has given us His Word). Hebrews 10
11 By Faith Abraham even though he was past age – and Sarah herself was barren – was enabled to become a father because he considered HIM FAITHFUL who had made the promise. Hebrews 11
Isaac, was a miracle child and God is still the God of miracles for His children today.
38 Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you. AMPC
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DO WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT GOD REWARDS THOSE WHO GIVE TO HIM TODAY – I DO!
A young woman called Christa Bullock was listening to TV in her bedroom whilst on a trip in the USA. The news was all about price rises and out of her mouth she spoke, ‘Well I’m glad I’m a giver’. Something inside her rose up and was thankful that she gave to God’s Kingdom.
God bless and keep you today.