God is Faithful

GOD IS FAITHFUL

"He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24

This devotional reading for today was one I shared with you back in 2004, but I needed to be reminded of this truth today in my own life. I pray that it will encourage you too.

"God never calls us to do anything without faithfully keeping His Word and enabling us to do it. We are not always faithful to do what God tells us, but He remains faithful and stand by His Word to fulfill what HE has promised (Isaiah 46:11).

When the children of Israel reached the Red Sea, they might have concluded that God had abandoned His promise to them. The sea was barring their advance, and the murderous Egyptian army was racing to overtake them! Yet God proved then, as He has ever since, that HE is absolutely faithful to EVERY WORD He speaks to His children.

God may have spoken to you about something in particular - a ministry in your church, the way you raise your children, or what you should do in your job. You have obeyed Him, but now you face a Red Sea experience. It seems that what you THOUGHT God want to accomplish is not happening!
Perhaps your ministry has not been well received, or your children are rebelling, those at your workplace are criticizing your actions (or your unpaid bills are mounting!). TRUST IN THE CHARACTER OF GOD! It is His nature to be faithful.

The testimony of people throughout the ages is expressed by the psalmist, who declared: "I have been young, and now I am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor His descendants begging bread."
(Psalm 37:25)

Regardless of how bleak your PRESENT circumstances are, DO NOT LOSE HOPE! No one has ever experienced unfaithfulness on God's part! Allow time for God to reveal His faithfulness to you. Some day you will reflect on what God has done and praise Him for His absolute faithfulness to you." - Dr. Henry Blackaby Experiencing God Day-By-Day (Broadman Holman)

Something to think about: "We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the growth of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail. Never believe that the so-called random events of life are anything less than God's appointed order. Be ready to discover His divine designs anywhere and everywhere." Oswald Chambers