Faithful In Love (1)
Saturday February 11, 2017
We want friends and family to be faithful to us and to be dependable to do what they promise. What measure of faithfulness would others attach to us? How faithful would God say we have been to Him?
This I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:21-26 NIV)
Faithfulness means to be trustworthy and reliable. God desires this character quality for all His children. How does God build faithfulness in us? He shows us by example. God has always kept His promises to us. Some of us have made promises to Him and never kept them. Even though we have not acknowledged God, He’s always been there for us. God has been faithfully loving us even when we did not accept the fact that He existed.
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is. (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT)
As God faithfully loves us, He invites us to show the same faithful love for others. When we follow our own selfish desires we’re only looking out for ourselves and not for the good of the people we say we love. When God develops faithfulness in us, He will help us think about the commitments we make and empower us to faithfully keep them. If we are going to live in faithful love, we must choose God as our anchor and reject the influence of our circumstances and the actions of others. God is faithful to bring security to our lives if we will surrender our choices and our actions to His plans and purpose.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I want my life to reflect your faithful love. Help me to honour you, honour my commitments, and work for the good of the people I love. AMEN.
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