God Is Faithful

 Previously I wrote about my red feathered messenger who landed outside my office window 261 times! Then it disappeared. For two days the cardinal did not show up. 

I just got off the phone with a friend I met at Spring Creek 31 years ago. We recalled some of those times. We spend thousands of hours together talking and in ministry.  He then said, "God is faithful. He has been faithful to guide us all these years." I just happened to be looking out my window when guess who made another appearance. Yep. The red feathered messenger. 262 times now and counting. 

Coincidence that he flew down at the exact moment my friend said, "God is faithful." No way. Once again God reminded me He is present in all the various issues circling our lives. He has gone out of His way to make that known. To remind us that He is present and at work. Even when it does not appear to be the case. 

He is trustworthy. Dependable. Reliable. We can count on Him. In all circumstances. He does not forsake us. That is a message God wants to send to His people. He wants us to recall this over and over again. For the grieving parents. For the impoverished family. For the orphans. For the betrayed. Defrauded. Terminally ill. The elderly pastor laboring in a forgotten field with an obscure flock. To the neglected  and abandoned spouse. To the incarcerated for past mistakes. To the overworked and under paid. He is faithful to all these. 

It is the very nature of God to be faithful. NOBODY in the history of the world can ever stand before the courtroom of God and justly say, "You were not faithful to me. You failed me." That can never be truthfully spoken by anyone. There may be times it appears to be the case. There may be seasons when it feels that way. IT IS NOT TRUE. 

God is faithful. That is truth and fact. It is reality. Certainty. Absolute. Whether you believe it or doubt it does not alter this truth. God is faithful.

I Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He will bring it to pass.