(by pastor Norman)

“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” (Deut 7:9; NKJV). Now that’s faithfulness! In many places in the New Testament, we are told that God is faithful, for example: “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Cor 1:9; NKJV) and: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Heb 10:23; NKJV). Jesus Himself is faithful to the Father (Heb 3:2). If we look at the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek words for faithfulness in the Bible, they encompass being sure, unchangeable, truthful, trustworthy, reliable, firm, established and steady and we could add other words to the list as well. These words describe our God. God always “remains faithful” (2 Tim 2:13; NKJV), He never changes (Mal 3:6a). His “faithfulness reaches to the clouds” (Ps 36:5; NKJV) so surely it is there for each one of us. God is faithful to forgive (1 John 1:9), He brings us salvation, eternal life, now and in heaven, and freely gives us all things (Rom 8:32; NKJV). He is faithful to protect us from all the attacks of satan (2 Thess 3:3) and enables us to be victorious in the face of all temptations that come our way (1 Cor 10:13). We are assured that God’s word will never “pass away” (Matt 24:35). If we allow Him, God will develop this faithfulness in us as it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit that lives in us, (Gal 5:22; 1 Cor 6:19). What a faithful God we serve!