God Is Faithful

-October 19, 2021-

Good morning, happy Tuesday,

“He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.”

(1 Thessalonians 5:24).

We can never have too many reminders of God’s faithfulness. He has been faithful and will continue to be faithful for the future, right in through all eternity. We all have experiences of His faithfulness over the years. He has always taken care of me and provided for me. We are still in this pandemic; God has kept us healthy and alive. So many in our country and throughout the world have died. Just yesterday, former general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Collin Powell passed away as a result of Covid 19 and the underlying health conditions that he had.

God is faithful in season and out of season. Each morning the sun rises and each evening it sets. Our times are in His hands. Genesis 8:22 says, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.” This is God’s promise to us. After the Flood, God made a covenant with Noah and the whole earth not to ever send a cataclysmic, worldwide flood on the earth ever again. He put his rainbow in the sky as a reminder of this covenant. It is called the Noahic Covenant. I still get exited to see the rainbow in the sky.

In the preceding verse in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Paul wrote, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” That pretty summarizes how He takes of us in spirit, soul, and body. He is faithful to us spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, materially, and financially. God has called us and He will do it! The “it,” covers everything in our lives. We have God’s word on it, for it, in it, and through it. It doesn’t get any better than that!

One of my favorite hymns is: “Great is Thy Faithfulness by Thomas O. Chisholm. The chorus says, “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! Amen.” God’s faithfulness is always there, and it shows in His wonderful love and care. Let us remember these three words today: God is faithful. He is faithful and He will do it, whatever your “it” happens to be.

Have a blessed day delighting in God’s faithfulness today. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean