Posted on 02/25/2017 7:46:10 PM PST by metmom
“God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9).
God is completely faithful to do what He has promised.
We live in a day of unfaithfulness, don’t we? Some husbands and wives are unfaithful to their marriage vows. Children are often unfaithful to the principles taught by their parents. Parents are often unfaithful to meet the needs of their children. And all too frequently we are unfaithful to God.
Only God is always faithful, a fact often celebrated in Scripture: “Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God” (Deut. 7:9). “Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Thy faithfulness reaches to the skies” (Ps. 36:5). “Great is Thy faithfulness” (Lam. 3:23).
Let’s look at several areas in which God is faithful to us. First, He’s faithful in taking care of us. Peter says, “Let those also who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right” (1 Peter 4:19). The word translated “entrust” is a banking term that speaks of a deposit for safekeeping. We’re to give our lives to our “faithful Creator,” who is best able to care for us because He created us. “My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).
God is also faithful in helping us resist temptation: “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor. 10:13). No believer can legitimately claim that he was overwhelmed by temptation or that “the Devil made me do it.” When our faithfulness is tested, we have God’s own faithfulness as our resource. “The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one” (2 Thess. 3:3).
Suggestions for Prayer
Thank God for His faithfulness in taking care of you and protecting you from temptation.
For Further Study
God had promised Abraham a son, and He finally gave him Isaac. But God made a strange request. Read Genesis 22:1-18 and Hebrews 11:17-19. How did Abraham demonstrate his trust? In what areas do you have trouble trusting God?
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I know I have said thanks for posting these in the past, as I was recently deployed, but thank you for faithfully posting every week.
My family has been through, and continues to face extremely difficult circumstances. While the trials we continue to face will continue, being reminded that God will take care of us is exactly what I needed to read this evening!
Thank you, a needed reminder.
Another great read thanks Metmom
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Love John MacArthur...this year my morning devotional is in his Drawing Near Devotional Bible...enjoy listening to his sermons at GTY.org too...great teacher!
I will pray for you then.
Are you still deployed?
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