God is Forever Faithful

Devotional Reading: If we are faithless, he remains faithful…2 Timothy 2:13 ESV

As Christians, we know we are called to have faith, to be a people of faith, and to live by faith. But sometimes we make it too much about ourselves, and not enough about God. We think faith starts with us. We think that we need to GET faith to approach God. But the amazing thing about God is that He is faithful towards us, way before we have faith in Him. We need to understand that God has already done the heavy lifting – he has gone before us.

Ephesians 1:4-5 says he chose us, adopted us, wanted us, well before we chose him. He loved us and chose us first. He was faithful to us, before we ever needed to be faithful to Him. Because of this, His faithfulness towards me gives me faith. I can be filled with faith because the God I serve is faithful.

This foundation of God’s faithfulness gives me confidence and assurance. It gives me faith. Hebrews 13:8 tells us that God is the same yesterday today and forever. He does not change, he does not run hot and cold, he is loyal, committed and firm towards us.

When I know the nature of God, it gives me great faith. Faith doesn’t come from striving, doing more, achieving things, but from knowing the nature and goodness of God. We make faith about action and outcomes, but God makes it about knowing who He is and living from that revelation. We don’t live FOR His approval; we live FROM His approval.

Prayer and Confession
I declare that God is faithful and so I can be faith-filled. My faith is based on His nature.

Further Reading: Ephesians 3:20