God is Faithful

Chuckle: "Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce." --Red Skelton

Quote: "No problem is too big for God's power, and no person is too small for God's love." –Unknown Source

"God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful" (I Corinthians 1:9 NIV).

"Two young girls were talking, and one said she had ten pennies. The other girl looked at her hand and only saw five. She said, 'You only have five pennies.' The first girl replied, 'I have five and my father told me he would give me five more tonight. So I have ten.' She understood that her father's promise was as good as done."

Our passage reaffirms God's faithfulness in every situation. The problem with many of us is that we really don't trust Him in all circumstances. It is our human tendency to try to deal with hardships and solve our problems in our own strength. Often, it's only after our feeble efforts have failed miserably that we finally ask God to be faithful and give us a hand. The Bible says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8 NIV). He was faithful when He paid the penalty for your sins and He is faithful today to meet your every need.

God is faithful in carrying out His plan and purpose for each of our lives. He gave us the freedom to choose whether or not we will have fellowship with Him. If we choose to accept His love through faith in Jesus Christ, He is faithful to fellowship with us through His Word and Spirit and meet our every need. He has a plan and purpose for your life and will be faithful to give you the strength to carry out that plan and fulfill that purpose.

God is faithful in the promises he has made. "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23 NIV). He is faithful in answering prayer as He promised (Mark 11:24). He is faithful to supply our needs (Philippians 4:19). He is faithful in sending the Holy Spirit as our comforter and companion (John 14:8).

God is faithful to be with us in every circumstance. As we serve Him by reaching out to others in His name, he has promised to be with us (Matthew 18:20). Even in the valley of death and despair He is with us (Psalm 23:4). As a believer, there is no way we can ever escape from His presence (Psalm 139:7) or His love (Romans 8:38-39).

As the little girl trusted the promise of her father, so we should trust our Heavenly Father for our eternal salvation and to help us make the most of our lives today. "I have come that you might have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10b NIV). There is no part of your life that you cannot trust God to make it rich and full. This old hymn says it all.

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee;

Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou has been thou forever will be.

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed thy hand hath provided;Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

(Thomas O. Chisholm)

Love, Jerry & Dotse