"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever." (Psalm 136:1-2)
I found it to be rather fitting to be blogging about faithfulness... 2 days before Father's Day!! One thing is certain... we ALL have a father... we also have his blood (scientific fact). How much he's in involved in our upbringing is another matter. No matter your feelings toward your earthly father; whether he's faithfully in your life or not. We all have "One Faithful Father"... He is Our Heavenly Father... to those who accept and chose to have a relationship with HiM!!!
As with all of the fruits of the Spirit, God Himself is the model we must study for examples of faithfulness to encourage us to trust and to emulate Him. The faithfulness of God is a familiar phrase to those of a religious mind, but its depth and scope are probably not as familiar.
Faith is an often used word in our everyday language. We say "I have faith in you"... Meaning I believe in you; that you can do it. But, is it the person you should believe in or the God who created them?! Is it not He who allows the person to complete or accomplish the task given?! Obviously we are not responsible for our own existence. Our parents had to have some "faith" in regards to our conception. In other words we are all created by the same "act" of our parents coming together! We are all carried in our mother's womb for approx. the same amount of time. We all enter into the world only one of two ways. This all takes "Faith" for the many parties involved.
We ultimately all come from one Father... yet many choose not to acknowledge HiM! Instead choosing to place their faith in themselves. They believe they can make it in this life "on their own." Yes, clearly it is our own choice. (Joshua 24:15) states, "Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,... But as for me and my (family), we will serve the Lord." Some put faith in their jobs, $MoneY$, HomeS, Spouse, and even children. The Bible clearly states, "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Tim. 6:7)
God's faithfulness is proclaimed throughout the entire book of Psalm. Just one example is Psalm Ch. 117 "Praise, the Lord, all you nations, extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever...
Many times in life, we may want to turn away from God instead of turning toward Him. No matter what, "He is faithful even when were not"... He remains the same... never changing. We move away from Him. He stays right there waiting for us to come back to Him.
Faithfulness is part of the marriage contract. So also with God. Faithfulness is not an option we choose. God expects us to be faithful to Him, and He seeks men and women who will live so as to consistently carry out His will. When we are too weak to have any faith left, He remains faithful to us. His Faithfulness is Ceaseless.
Faithfully Yours,
JKEST-Vicki
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassion's never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23)
Enjoy this hymn from Selah!!
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJHao_5N9d8&feature=related
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