Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

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Faithfulness

  • Merriam-Webster defines the word faithful as “steadfast in affection or allegiance; loyal.” The definition rings true as we think of a faithful spouse, employee, friend, or even a faithful family dog.
  • But have you ever considered the fact that the God of the universe is steadfast in affection, allegiance, and loyalty to you? Our God is a faithful God, as Moses declares in Deuteronomy 7. God had proven his faithfulness to his people time and again, enabling Moses to make this bold statement.
  • Moses knew intimately his God, and could confidently declare his faithfulness, promising that God would keep his covenant to a thousand generations. Those of us who put our faith in the God of Moses are a part of that thousand generation covenant! God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
  • Revered nineteenth century preacher Charles Spurgeon said, “The glory of God’s faithfulness is that no sin of ours has ever made Him unfaithful.” God is perfectly faithful to us, and there is nothing we could do that could cause his affection, allegiance, and loyalty toward us to falter.
  • Created in the image of our faithful God, we are called to be people of faith. We often think that becoming a Christian is a thing that happened once. We made a commitment, walked an aisle, said a prayer, and that was that. We put our faith in Christ once and for all.
  • Yet faithfulness to God is far more than a one-time decision. It is a decision that we make every hour of every day. It is that steadfast affection, allegiance, and loyalty toward the one who is utterly faithful to us.
  • We don’t deserve his faithfulness, but he certainly deserves ours. When we put our faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit lives within us. That step of faith taken as we first believed will begin to grow as we walk with him, learn about him through his word, trust his promises, and abide in his love.
  • When life is difficult and trials about, it is easy to question the promises of God. Does he really love and care about me? Will he take care of me? Is he even really there? The wandering Israelites asked the same questions, and Moses constantly reminded them of the faithfulness of their God.
  • God is faithful to those who love him, and we are to display faithfulness to him through the power of the Holy Spirit. Great is his faithfulness to us, and great is our faithfulness to him by the power of his Spirit within us.
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