The Pillars of Faith in God 4

The Pillars of Faith in God 4

We have seen how our Faith is hoisted and sustained by the knowledge of His love for us, His will, plan or predestination that came out of His love and His working power, wisdom, resources and all He created to actualize His plan for us and from there we can go on to the fourth pillar that we need for a successful walk with Him in faith.

You can have a man love you enough to make certain plan for you with the ability to accomplish that plan, what you may not be sure of is if he will do it without disappointing you!

I doubt if there's anyone reading this who hasn't experienced that. The scriptures rightly puts it as 'vain is the help of man'.

It speaks of integrity. It speaks of being able to swear to ones hurt and not to change. It speaks of being consistent in words and in deed. It speaks of matching words with deeds. It speaks of being true to expectations. It speaks of being able not to disappoint. It speaks of matching ability with action. It speaks of translating potentials to performance.

It is called faithfulness. It is called being trustworthy. It is the highest honor and nobility. It is the ultimate sign of self pride, maturity and strength!

When a promise comes from one without the ability to perform you don't bother, it'll be a surprise if it happens. If a servant makes a promise without consulting his master, it'll be foolish to hold him to perform. But when someone who has the potentials, build with it the strength of character to deliver every time it is demanded under required conditions makes a promise, you can bank on it. That's faithfulness!

God's faithfulness is the fourth pillar of our faith in God. The fact that He is the same yesterday, today and forever gives the confidence that He won't disappoint.
Confidence in an unfaithful man is like a broken tooth and a feet out of joint. But when you plan with a faithful man, you are safe and secure. God is faithful.

He will always do what He says He will do. He won't fail. He may not do in the way you expect but He will do it. That's why the worries you had yesterday disappeared and you don't even know how. We shouldn't think of how, He has a billion and one ways of accomplishing same thing.

He is faithful, He can't deny Himself. He can't be different from who He has always being. He made the sun that rises everyday, the sun He made can't be more consistent that He. He made the seasons and the times that never fail, He can't be less faithful.

Jeremiah looked at Him and said

[My Offline Bible] Lamentations 3
22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Those things that He had set in synchronized motion tell us of His faithfulness. If His mercies are new every morning, that means He waits for us to receive our prayers every morning, no wonder Jesus taught us to claim our daily allocations in prayer because He won't fail.

He is faithful, He won't permit a situation that's beyond what we can bear. He is faithful, He can't deny Himself, He is faithful who has called you, He will perfect the call, He will do all that the call requires. He is faithful, He will establish and keep us from evil! 1Cor 10:13, 1Thessalonians 5:24, 2Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:13

We therefore hold tightly the profession of what we believe because He is faithful who promised. Sarah counted Him faithful who promised and received a child in her old age. Hebrews 11:11.

Here is a Father who wanted to make a promise and wouldn't mind making an oath and swearing by Himself when He has no one greater to swear by just to prove His faithfulness to do what He promised.

Yet, ordinarily no one can punish Him if He reneges on His word, it's only that His love won't let Him. He is not a man that He would lie or change His word. He is God He can't lie.

[My Offline Bible] Numbers 23
19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

He is a faithful Creator who won't lie. He is a faithful judge who has no respect of persons. He is a faithful Father, who won't shack in His responsibilities. He can't act differently from His person. He never disappoints.

You shouldn't trust a person beyond his or her consistent character. The testimonies of people who have had encounters with the person on a consistent basis show what the person would most probably do under same circumstances. That's why we can trust God.

If you are going through any kind of suffering for doing good, hand over your life and destiny to the faithful Creator! His good purpose shall find you out!

[My Offline Bible] 1 Peter 4
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

And if you are suffering due to a sin or an error, He is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse from all unrighteousness...

[My Offline Bible] 1 John 1
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

When we judge God to be faithful and that His plans for our lives have good and sincere intentions behind them, our Faith in God become stronger and we set up a solid ground for His intervention in our lives.

Don't forget, He who began a good work in you is also faithful to complete it...Phil 1:6

Now, let's remind ourselves these

1. God loves us
2. He therefore has a great plan for us
3. He has enough power, wisdom and all necessary resources to work the plan out..and
4. He is Faithful and trustworthy...

Whenever you have someone with these qualities in their perfect form, you need not doubt... Faith rises automatically and impossible things become easy...

Whenever you feel like giving up on God and doubt start beclouding your eyes of faith through negative situations, remember these four pillars and you'll see your faith rising again. He loves you with everlasting love, He has an eternal plan for your life, He is omnipotent and omniscient, nothing in His will for you is impossible and He is faithful.

These make us able to walk by faith and not by sight! No matter what we see or feel!

God bless you!