The Faithfulness Of God

The Faithfulness of God.

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - It is amazing when God speaks. This week while trying to get a message together God put in my spirit this subject: The Faithfulness of God. So many times, we will struggle in ourselves with the delivering power of God and forget how God has delivered us before. When things seem hopeless or are just difficult, we cannot lose sight of God’s faithfulness. God’s faithfulness cannot be defined by our perception as to whether events or circumstances work out in what we want or think it should. God is faithful even if events don’t turn out as we may want it to or think they should. God will never deny His own character or His divine plan to grant our request or just to make us happy. UNDERSTAND: God is always faithful to His character, for Him to do otherwise He would become unfaithful. We need to stand on the fact that God is steadfast and unmovable, He is an ever-present help in the time of trouble. God is a consistent provider, sustainer, encourager, comforter, source of strength, and supporter, a way maker a miracle worker, promise keeper, light in the darkness.

I want to talk with someone today who may be going through a season of rejection, loss, grief, or uncertainty. Hold on and be encouraged because God’s faithfulness will never fail.

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 7:9 “Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations”. 1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”.

Let’s Understand FAITHFULNESS: The Hebrew root from which the words translated "faithful" and "faithfulness" (Emunah) means to prop, stay, or support. When applied to a person, it means someone a person can safely lean upon. The Greek word used in the New Testament (Pistos) means trustworthy or to be relied upon. Faithfulness deals with being reliable, fidelity, firmness, stability, trustworthy, trueness, certainty steadiness, permanence and dependability. Faithfulness exudes from a place that is firmly established with endurance. Faithfulness is unchanging. Faithfulness never wavers. Faithfulness is a foundation that can be safely built upon with no concern for changes in the future.

The Faithfulness of God speaks to the core of God’s character. God is always faithful to Himself and to us. God is immutable unchanging; therefore, He can never cease to be what He is and He will always be consistent with His Holy and righteous character.

1 Corinthians 1:9 says, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”. God is truly the only one who can safely be leaned upon. He is the only one who is steadfast in both affection and allegiance. He is firm in being truly able to adhere to promises Deuteronomy 7:9 says, “Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” it’s hard for us to keep a promise a day sometimes.

When God says He will do something, there is no doubt that it will happen. There is no obstacle, no hinderance, no devil in hell that can hinder Him from doing what He said He would do. Once God has spoken, it is impossible for those words to return without completing the task they were sent to do. Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”.

Let me give a example of the faithfulness of God. When God set the sun, moon, and stars in place, He was displaying His faithfulness. Without a doubt, we have day and night. The sun rises and sets. The moon provides light in the night. It is unchanging and relentless in its job. We can without a doubt be sure that the sun will rise in the morning. God established the order of the universe after Himself. He never changes. Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and forever”. He is the same, day by day, year by year, and generation by generation.

Psalm 89:1 says, “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; with my mouth, will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.” This is what we are to be doing, we are to sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. Psalm 105 1-5 says, “O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth”. We must let the word of God erupt in us in such a way that it causes our minds to understand without a doubt that our God is faithful. Then, we must open our mouths and tell the world how awesomely faithful God is assuring them He will never fail.