That was the chief thing, to have faith at all times, no matter what happened.”
–James Oliver Curwood (The Valley of Silent Men a Story of the Three River Country)
“God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
“God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
–Numbers 23:19(NKJV)
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Go back, way back to the years of Howdy Doody. On the show there was a strange creature: Flubadub–equal parts of duck, car, giraffe, cocker spaniel, seal, raccoon, and dachshund. What a mixture, what a mess. Aren’t you glad God doesn’t create such chaos and confusion? Aren’t you glad He doesn’t work on a whim? With God there is no chaos, no confusion, for He is faithful and sure.
Scripture declares, “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” (Deuteronomy 7:9, NKJV) Paul writes, “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13, NKJV). God is faithful, and that should bring great hope and comfort. “Everything about God is great, vast, incomparable. He never forgets, never fails, never falters, never forfeits His word.” (Arthur Pink), in other words He is completely faithful in all that He does and says. Oh, the tremendous hope that we have from the words of Jeremiah, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23, NKJV)
If we see confusion around us, or have confusion in our lives, we can be assured that it is not from God, but from the devil. If we see chaos, we know that it is not from God for He brings order. God is true–He is faithful. As Pink says, “God is true. His Word of Promise is sure. In all His relations with His people God is faithful. He may be safely relied upon…faithfulness is an essential part of the Divine character.”
Get this into your heart and mind if you have doubts. He is faithful in making good His threats. He is faithful in preserving His people. God is faithful in discipling His people. We need to trust in Him for He is faithful. Never fear what God might do, or where He might go–He is there, He is faithful. The Psalmist wrote, “I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.” (Psalm 119:75, NKJV)
We need to get it into our souls that He will never leave us, never forsake us, never turn His back on His children. “When we trustfully resign ourselves, and all our affairs into God’s hands, fully persuaded of His love and faithfulness, the sooner shall we be satisfied with His providences and realize that ‘He doeth all things well.'” (Pink)
“‘Great is Thy faithfulness,’ O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou has been Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!”
–T.O. Chisholm
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Go back, way back to the years of Howdy Doody. On the show there was a strange creature: Flubadub–equal parts of duck, car, giraffe, cocker spaniel, seal, raccoon, and dachshund. What a mixture, what a mess. Aren’t you glad God doesn’t create such chaos and confusion? Aren’t you glad He doesn’t work on a whim? With God there is no chaos, no confusion, for He is faithful and sure.
Scripture declares, “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” (Deuteronomy 7:9, NKJV) Paul writes, “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13, NKJV). God is faithful, and that should bring great hope and comfort. “Everything about God is great, vast, incomparable. He never forgets, never fails, never falters, never forfeits His word.” (Arthur Pink), in other words He is completely faithful in all that He does and says. Oh, the tremendous hope that we have from the words of Jeremiah, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23, NKJV)
If we see confusion around us, or have confusion in our lives, we can be assured that it is not from God, but from the devil. If we see chaos, we know that it is not from God for He brings order. God is true–He is faithful. As Pink says, “God is true. His Word of Promise is sure. In all His relations with His people God is faithful. He may be safely relied upon…faithfulness is an essential part of the Divine character.”
Get this into your heart and mind if you have doubts. He is faithful in making good His threats. He is faithful in preserving His people. God is faithful in discipling His people. We need to trust in Him for He is faithful. Never fear what God might do, or where He might go–He is there, He is faithful. The Psalmist wrote, “I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.” (Psalm 119:75, NKJV)
We need to get it into our souls that He will never leave us, never forsake us, never turn His back on His children. “When we trustfully resign ourselves, and all our affairs into God’s hands, fully persuaded of His love and faithfulness, the sooner shall we be satisfied with His providences and realize that ‘He doeth all things well.'” (Pink)
“‘Great is Thy faithfulness,’ O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou has been Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!”
–T.O. Chisholm