God's Faithfulness

What it do family?

Psalm 119:90 states, " Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands."

The author is referring to God in saying that His faithfulness continues (to) or throughout all generations. And that's what we're gonna focus on this time around. As I read this scripture I had to stop because it rocked me! God's faithfulness continues to ALL generations........Ponder that for a bit............THAT'S HUGE!!!!! THERE IS NO END TO GOD'S FAITHFULNESS (that's my quote by the way. lol :) His faithfulness is never ending. That's incredible!!!!

But you may ask what really is faithfulness? Websters defines it as:

1) steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal

OR

2) firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty.

The Hebrew for faithful is the word Emunah (pronounced Em-oo-naw) it means firmness in it's literal sense but figuatively it means stability or steady. The greek word Pistos ( Pis-tos) means trustworthy, sure.

God is firm, stable, steady, trustworthy and sure!

What rocked me about this text is thinking about all the times God has bought judgement or discipline to His people and other nations and they would turn around and still call God faithful. Then I was reminded of something my professor said, "God is faithful across the board."  My question is, Do we really know that? If so, do we really live that way?

You see the tendency for us is to want God to be faithful in fulfilling His promises in our lives. We want Him to be faithful in the good stuff. But what about the bad? Are we brought to a place of awe and worship when God disciplines us for being disobedient because He is faithful? Hum...............

2 Timothy 2:13, " If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself."

As I look at my life I see the inconsistency and double standard of being faithful in the good but not the bad and wanting God to do the same. Quick example, there are times when my kids will be bugging out and I'll speak to them numerous times and say, "if you do that again I'm gonna whoop your butt!" And I ain't gonna say no names but NINA in particular will test the waters intentionally. And sad to say a lot of times I fail at being faithful in carrying out my word.

What is it that you are saying and not carrying out? Or is it that you are being faithful in what you love to do (ministry, etc.) but being unfaithful in the unpleasant things that you hate to do ( work , etc.) Or is it that you are expecting God to be faithful to you according to His blessing but you want Him to be unfaithful according to His chastisement?

Hummmm........ Double standards.............. double standards.......... double standards.........

Well, I don't know bout you but I'm repenting and asking God to strip away my self and my hypocrisy and empower me to embrace Him in all of His glory, majesty and splendor. I want to be able to worship Him when He is blessing me and when He chastises me, in the good and the bad, happy and the sad. I mean He's worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We shouldn't have to wait til God blesses us (physically, financially or mentally) to praise Him. He alone deserves it and is worthy of it!!!! We should praise and worship Him just because.................

Check out what the Psalmist of 119 said in verse 75

"I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me."

OR check out this passage from Nehemiah after God had Judah and Israel led into exile for turning away from Him.

9: 32 "Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day. 

33"However, You are just in all that has come upon us; For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly. 

 34"For our kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers have not kept Your law

  Or paid attention to Your commandments and Your admonitions with which You have admonished them."

I've said enough, but I would encouraged you all to examine yourselves and pray for God to examine you because

 "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit"  Proverbs 16:2

I know I want to hear well done good and FAITHFUL servant. What about you?

God is dope,

Israel