Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Faithfulness
Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit and is necessary in the life of all believers. Someone who is faithful is loyal, steadfast, constant, and can be trusted. When we talk about faithfulness in terms of believers, we may think about faithfully attending church, being faithful to God by believing in God even though we can’t see Him. We believe that He exists and that His promises are true.
Faithfulness is trusting God even when we cannot hear Him, see Him working, and we see no solutions. We know that God is reliable and trustworthy. Faithfulness is ultimately believing that God is who He says He is no matter what. This is living by faith and not by sight, and when others see us have faith in God in spite of our world crumbling around us, they notice the difference. We have the word of God that tells us all about God and His attributes, so we have faith and believe. Faithfulness is the result of a growing relationship with Jesus, learning to live and love like Him. It is the result of the Holy Spirit working in us.
The Bible is full of accounts of God showing His faithfulness to His people. We have His word to believe that he is Who He says He is and that we can believe on Him in any circumstance and season of life. Then as we see Him work in our lives and others lives, we have the testimony of what He has done. Remembering all He has done will strengthen our faithfulness and it will grow and get stronger. We trust that He is always with us, even when we don’t feel like He is with us. We trust that He will work everything for good and then we live out that demonstration of faith to others around us. Our faith in difficult times will be one of the most powerful testimonies we can give others because faith is not just something we hold in our hearts. Our faith in Him is to be lived out in everything we say and do.
In our faithfulness we believe that He has truly saved us and cleansed us from all our sin. This faithfulness gives us the hope of eternal life with Jesus. The trials of this world are momentary in the grand scheme of eternity. Our faithfulness in Him is what helps us keep going each day. We know He is with us through everything and will never leave us or forsake us. He is faithful and true to His word.
