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GOD IS FAITHFUL
LORD’S DAY, DECEMBER 28
1 Thessalonians 5:24

Romans 8:28-30

 

“Faithful is he that calleth you,

who also will do it.”

 

GOD IS FAITHFUL
 
The Lord is a faithful God. This is the assurance we are given throughout the Bible. “Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” (Deut 7:9). In like manner, 1 Thessalonians 5:24 gives us the divine guarantee that the same faithful God who called us unto Himself and saved us, is the same God who will also do the work of sanctification in our lives such that we will be preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
Salvation is wholly the work of our faithful God. From calling us unto salvation till one day calling us home into glory, God is the one ensuring that we will always remain in the palm of His hands. Romans 8:29-30 takes a few steps further back in time to describe how we are first known by God even before the foundation of the world, and then He predestines us unto salvation. Then at a point in time, He calls us unto Himself and receives us as His sons and daughters. By His grace, we believe and repent of our sins, and so we are justified. Finally, when the Lord Jesus Christ returns one day, we who are called will most certainly be caught up to meet Him in the air and granted our glorified bodies to be with God in heaven for eternity. These are all the doings of our faithful God. From start to finish, salvation is of the Lord.
 
We can therefore have full assurance that God will certainly fulfil all the exceeding great and precious promises that He has given to us (2 Pet 1:4). As He guides us through this life, we know we are not alone as He has promised never to leave us nor forsake us (Heb 13:5). He is the faithful God who will answer our prayers and protect us from all evil (2 Thess 3:3). We know that His favour will be upon us, for He has promised to bless us and keep us, be gracious to us and grant us His peace (Num 6:24‑26). Indeed, our God is a great God, and great is His faithfulness! Will you trust in this faithful God? Will you be faithful to Him?
 
THOUGHT: How can I be unfaithful to my faithful God?
PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee for Thy faithfulness unto me. Help me then always to be faithful to Thee.

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