What is faithfulness? – It is being dependable, loyal, and trustworthy

Doesn’t that describe our God perfectly? He is always dependable, always loyal and always trustworthy and always there for His children. Looking in His Word we can see over and over again His faithfulness.

God stayed faithful to His chosen people, the Isrealites, despite their wandering away and their grumbling (just manna!), their giving up,( let’s go back to Egypt) God never left them. And He led them into the Promised Land. What an example of His faithfulness. As David said; Psalm 25:10 “The Lord leads with unfailing faithfulness all who keeps His covenant and obey all His commands.”

And for us today He remains faithful. II Thessalonians 3:3 “But the Lord is faithful, He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one .

During this Easter season let’s remember Jesus, and His faithfulness to you and to me. In the Garden when Jesus was praying to His father the night He was betrayed, He said: “Father , if you are willing take this cup of suffering from me. Yet not my will but yours be done.” So He faithfully went to the cross for you and for me. Taking all our sins upon himself so we can be saved to eternal life with Him. O, what a Savior!

I was blessed in my life with Godly parents so from an early age. God has been faithful to me through good times and especially in the hard times.

When I was pregnant with my third child I started losing him and was on bedrest for several months. TBN was just getting started, and listening to Christian speakers and music let me know that God was with me and all would be fine. And it was. Born 6 weeks early… tiny but healthy

One day my neighbor came to ask me to think about being the first Director of the Pregnancy Support Center I was overwhelmed. I was filled with many doubts and fears. I wasn’t qualified. I avoid conflict. But I took it to God and felt Him saying, ”Don’t be afraid I am with you.” So I said yes. Every morning I would remind God of His promise to be with me and He was always faithful. The years I was director, I was a recipient of His faithfulness and I was truly blessed.

Since He has been so faithful to me, I want to be faithful to Him and do whatever He calls me to do. For me that means listening to the Holy Spirit and obeying Him.

God has called our church to be faithful. It makes me so proud to be a part of a church that is faithful in what God calls each to do. Let us continue to be faithful to that call. As a church and especially as individuals .

Love this chorus “Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand has provided Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me.”

Have a blessed week as you spend time thinking about the faithfulness of Jesus .
So faithful that He willingly took the punishment for our sins ( an agonizing death on the cross) so that we could have eternal life.

Miss you all.
Doris Van Tassell