THE REVELATION OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

From the beginning of the Bible, we read the revelation of the faithfulness of God.  Here are a few examples that we can see in our day that have been present since the dawn of time.

The faithfulness of God is revealed IN THE SEASONS.

“‘While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.’” (Gen.8:22)

As I write this, some of the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn. The changing of the seasons illustrates God’s faithfulness.  It happens every year just as He promised.

The faithfulness of God is also revealed IN THE SIGN.

“‘Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’ And God said: ‘This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.’”(Gen.9:11-13)

Every time you see a rainbow it is a reminder of the faithfulness of God to His promise—a reminder of His wrath and mercy.

Then, the faithfulness of God is revealed IN THE SEED.

“Now the LORD had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” (Gen.12:1-3)

There are many “ites” in the Bible—Midianites, Girgashites, Edomites, Hittites.  You’ve never met them for they are no more.  One group remains—Israelites!  God is faithful to His covenant though the Jews have been unfaithful to Him, and have faced genocide repeatedly.  Still they remain, while the mighty empires opposing them have crumbled—Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Nazi Germany.

Should you be tempted to doubt the faithfulness of God to His Word, look at the changing of the seasons, the presence of the rainbow, and the existence of a small nation surrounded by foes in the Middle East.