God is Faithful

GOD IS FAITHFUL

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

Sometimes we need reminders like this especially when things are going crazy. I shared this devotional in a Freedom Fighter in 2004 - almost hard to believe that we have been on this journey together for over 4 years!!!

"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 stands 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 to 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 wanted to accomplish is not happening. Perhaps your ministry has not been well received, or your children are rebelling, or those at your workplace are criticizing your actions.

Trust in the character of God. It is His nature to be faithful. The testimony of His people through 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 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. Someday you will reflect on what GOD has done and praise HIM for HIS absolute faithfulness to YOU!" - Dr. Henry Blackaby - Experiencing God - The Devotional

Good stuff? I needed to hear this today. I trust it will be an encouragement to you. - Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 13; Lamentation 1-2; Hebrews 10:1-18

Think About This: Happy are they...who shall learn...not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above shall find danger and difficulty give way before him. -- Samuel Johnson

Just one last reminder that tonight is our Men's Fellowship Nite with Pastor John Helm. Dinner starts at 6:15 PM. Join us for a great evening. Please call for reservations: 732-350-1187