Forever Yours - Faithfully

“If we are faithless, He will remain faithful…” 2 Timothy 2:13

Ever had someone depending on you? Here’s a better question – do you remember a time when someone wasn’t depending on you?!? Here’s the real question – Have you ever let someone down? Didn’t carry through? Dropped the ball? I can relate - literally. The disappointed groans of my high school teammates wafted all the way to left field as the softball hit my glove and fell to the ground.

“If we are faithless, He will remain faithful…” Who Jesus is does not depend on what we do. We drop the ball – He never does. We don’t carry through – He always does. We let others (and ourselves down) – He never will. We are faithless – He remains faithful.

But does He really? We pray diligently and our friend still succumbs to disease. We try so hard but the relationship falls apart. We do what’s right and end up holding shattered dreams. Is Jesus really trustworthy? Or do we, like my softball teammates, have good reason for faltering faith?

No. No, we don’t. He truly is always faithful, but our faith sometimes falters when it gets out of focus. We focus on what we want God to do, not on what He said He would do. We want constant happiness and pain-free living - now. Jesus said we would have trouble on earth. But He promised to always be with us, to strengthen us, to love us. Paul, who we know was living right and doing good, pleaded with God to take away his pain. God did not. He reminded Paul that His grace is enough and that in our weakness, His power is perfect. (2 Corinthians 12:7-9)
God is faithful. We will not always understand the “why,” but we never have to question the “who.” We live in a world messed up by people constantly choosing their way over God’s will. That causes pain. That causes problems. We live in a world where death and sorrow are realities. They bring anguish. They bring grief. Why doesn’t God fix it all right now? Why doesn’t He always do what we ask and answer our prayers with a “yes”? Is it because He is unfaithful? Untrustworthy? Dropping the ball? No. God has a purpose. He has a plan. He is our loves-us-no-matter-what, full-of-grace, gives-us-strength Father who is working in us for our eternal good and through us for His ultimate glory.

When you can’t trace God’s hand, trust His heart.
You are forever His and He is forever yours – faithfully.



Time For A Little R&R

RECOGNIZE
What circumstances of life are causing you to doubt God’s faithfulness?

RESPOND
Thank Him for the ways He is keeping His promises in the middle of those tough times.