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May 18, 2009 - God's Faithfulness

For many young people graduating from college, this is both an exciting and intimidating time in their lives.  When they entered college the world was a different place.  Prosperity and optimism were rampant.  Today, most graduates walk into a world filled with doubt and despair as they gaze upon an uncertain economy and future.

Those things they once held as sacred and unchanging have gone through major renovations.  For many, the uncertainties of the future loom as a dark cloud of hopelessness on the horizon of life.  The events of 9-11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new political party in power, and the continued decline of morality have created a social landscape filled with potholes and insecurity.

So, what is a person to do?  How should we look at the future?  Once again, God’s Word provides some answers.  We honor and serve a God who is faithful and stays true to His word.  Faithfulness is not something God aspires to; it is an essential part of His character.  When God makes a promise, He always keeps it. 

In his speech to the Israelites, Moses hammered home this point.  The previous generations had refused to believe that God would faithfully keep His promise to give them the land.  As punishment, God had sent them to wander in the wilderness until that entire unfaithful generation had died.  As the new generation stood ready to enter the Promise Land, Moses told them, “Understand, therefore, that the Lord you God is indeed God.  He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations.” (Deut. 7:9 NLT)  Dear friends, remember we serve a God who is faithful and doesn’t waver in His commitments.  He will keep every promise until the end of time. 

As David said, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!  His faithful love endures forever” (1 Cron. 16:34).  Read and feel encouraged that the faithful God of yesterday is still on the throne and will be there to support you for the future.

"The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him" (emphasis added, Deuteronomy 7:7-10 NIV)

"But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today" Deuteronomy 8:18 (NIV).