God is faithful to His Word, the Bible. All of His 7,487 promises made to humankind are trustworthy and unlike us, God always does what He says and He always keeps every promise He made in His Word. Here’s another kicker, not only will He not deny Himself, He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 confirms this fact, “If we are faithless He remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself.”
Undoubtedly, we live on the basis of God’s promises; we pray on the basis of God’s promises; and we serve on the basis of God’s promises. Of course, His faithfulness and promises will always bring us blessing but, most of all, they bring glory and praise to God Himself.
Today, I am writing about God’s faithfulness because somebody (including myself) needs to be reminded that God is faithful to His plans and purposes and that God can never be defeated, distracted or disappointed. What He plans…He accomplishes and what He starts He finishes (Phil 1:6). He never gives up and according to Ephesians 1:11 He “works all things according to the counsel of His will”. He knows and “declares the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10). He knows what He is going to do and He does it. And we can see this faithfulness vividly exemplified in the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Who could say, “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4).
On a side bar, I believe God sincerely enjoys showing up and showing out especially when His faithfulness is being opposed, ridiculed, or tested (see the entire Bible). I could keep going but, I am let that sit right there.
My beloved brothers and sisters, God will always be faithful to you, to the promises He has given you and He will enable you to do what He has called you to do as part of His plan. Don’t let your situation or circumstance convince you of anything otherwise! Bottom line, we must be patience and diligent when waiting for God to fulfill His promises to us.
Charles H. Spurgeon said this, “The promises of God are to the believer an ‘inexhaustible mine of wealth’. Happy is it for him if he knows how to search out their secret veins and enrich himself with their hidden treasures. They are an ‘armory’, containing all manner of offensive and defensive weapons. Blessed is he who has learned to enter into the sacred arsenal, to put on the breastplate and the helmet, and to lay his hand to the spear and to the sword. They are a ‘pharmacy’, in which the believer will find all manner of restoratives and blessed elixirs …Blessed is he who is well skilled in heavenly pharmacy and knows how to lay hold on the healing virtues of the promises of God.”
4GIVEN 