God's Faithfulness

The biggest thing I am reminded of almost daily is God's faithfulness. The symbol He has given me to remind me of this is the sun. As faithful as the sun is to rise everyday, God is even more faithful to stay by our side in all that we do. Even the sun will one day not rise, but as a child of God there will NEVER come a day that our Lord and Savior will not be by our side.

Just as God made a covenant with Noah, He makes one still today with us.
( Gen 6:18 ) "But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark - you and your wife and your sons and your sons wife with you. "

God was faithful in His word, His covenant, with Noah by delivering them through the flood and He then set the rainbow as a reminder of his promise to never flood the earth again. The rainbow is still a reminder of that promise and of His faithfulness. Since God puts such faith is us and is so faithful to His word, perhaps we need to reflect on our faithfulness to Him.

In Gen. 28:15 we read, " I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you. "

This extends far beyond the situation here in this chapter. This promise applies to us even today. As we follow the Lord and study His Word, we find many promises to us, His children. Many times, we must have faith in Him before His faithfulness can truly be seen. Think of Moses and his survival. Moses was instrumental for God's plan and even though he , along with all the other male babies, was to be killed, God had a plan. Had Moses' mother not had faith in her God, then God's faithfulness could not have been realized.

Sometimes, we must really make a leap of faith. Perhaps you are faced with a great decision, and you feel a tugging to do something that could potentially make for a great mistake. Pray. If that tugging continues, the Lord just may be asking you to make that leap of faith. And I am a firm believer that if you truly feel it is God's plan and will, even if you are wrong, He will be faithful to guide and protect you through it. He has told us that he will never leave nor forsake us. Sometimes it means that we must ' be still ' and know that He is God. What does this mean? It means- Have Faith in the Lord, He is God, and He is in control! Place that situation you are facing, that decision, that child, that friend, that co-worker...place them in His Hands. Lay them on the alter at His feet and KNOW that He is God.

God has been so very faithful in my life, even when I was not so faithful to Him. He loves us. Let me say that again, HE LOVES YOU! Something that God showed me one day, He doesn't love us because he made us. Rather He made us because He loves us. Think about that. If you have children, you may be able to relate easier - when you gave birth to that child, was there an immediate love? For most people, they would say, Yes of course! Well, imagine, you creating that child because you already love them. Long before we were a thought in our parents mind, God loved us and he set forth the plan for us to be created. If He can love us this much, if He can love us so much as to sacrifice His own son, how could He not be faithful to us? Man is unreliable, and imperfect. Man is known to walk away from promises and commitments and this is one barrier for many people when it comes to believing in God who never leaves us. We must keep our eyes upon Him, the Holy Lamb, the Son of Man, the Holy of Holies, the God above all gods, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. If we keep our eyes upon Him and trust Him in all situations, He will be faithful. I hope that this is something that you will think upon, pray about and come to know for a fact.

Dear, Father, I thank you so very much for each person reading this today. I pray that they would know Your love and faithfulness in a new way. That they would be filled with Your Holy Presence, and know your abounding grace. I thank you, Abba, for Your Word, I thank you for your faithfulness and your promises. Most of all, I thank you for your sacrifice. In Jesus' precious name - Amen.