Feasting On The Faithfulness Of God: Pastor John Isaacs Kingsway Community Church December 30, 2007
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Feasting on the Faithfulness of God Pastor John Isaacs KingsWay Community Church December 30, 2007
God Is Faithful "The faithfulness of God is of the utmost practical significance to the people of God. It is the ground of their confidence, the foundation of their hope, and the cause of their rejoicing. It saves them from the despair to which their own unfaithfulness might easily lead,
God Is Faithful gives them courage to carry on in spite of their failures, and fills their hearts with joyful anticipations.” --Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology
God Is Faithful Always True
God is steady, sincere and reliable.
Always Constant God is uniform and invariable.
Always Steadfast God is unswerving
Always Loyal
God is undeviating in His attachments
God Is Faithful Psalm 36:5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (NKJV)
God Is Faithful Psalm 89:8 O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. (NKJV)
God Is Faithful In all HIS relations with HIS people, GOD is faithful. HE can be safely relied upon. No one has ever really trusted GOD in vain. Faithfulness is an essential part of the Divine character.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: 22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance, therefore, I will hope in him!” 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. 27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) his discipline. 28 Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands. 29 Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last. 30 Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 31 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. 32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. 33 For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. 34 If people crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 35 if they deprive others of their rights in defiance of the Most High, 36 if they twist justice in the courts — doesn’t the Lord see all these things? 37 Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission? 38 Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 39 Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins. 40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord.
God Is Faithful 1. He recognizes that life can be so hard at times, it is easy to forget the steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness of God.
God Is Faithful 2. He reminds himself that God’s love is steadfast and that it will never cease nor fail.
God Is Faithful 3. He reminds himself that God’s mercy is everlasting and will never run out nor come to an end.
God Is Faithful 4. He rehearses the faithfulness of God throughout his life and remembers that his hope for the future is based upon a God that is “forever faithful.”
God Is Faithful 5. He remembers that everything in life is under God’s control: both good times and calamity are ordered by the Lord.
God Is Faithful 6. He reminds himself that God’s steadfast love, covenant mercy, and everlasting faithfulness are new for him every morning.
God Is Faithful 7. He renews his daily commitment to the Lord: “The Lord is all I need, therefore, I will put my hope in Him.”
God Is Faithful Psalm 37:3-5 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed
faithfulness.
on His
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
God Is Faithful "The faithfulness of God is of the utmost practical significance to the people of God. It is the ground of their confidence, the foundation of their hope, and the cause of their rejoicing. It saves them from the despair to which their own unfaithfulness might easily lead,
God Is Faithful gives them courage to carry on in spite of their failures, and fills their hearts with joyful anticipations.” --Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology
God Is Faithful Always True
God is steady, sincere and reliable.
Always Constant God is uniform and invariable.
Always Steadfast God is unswerving
Always Loyal
God is undeviating in His attachments
God Is Faithful Psalm 36:5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (NKJV)
God Is Faithful Psalm 89:8 O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. (NKJV)
God Is Faithful In all HIS relations with HIS people, GOD is faithful. HE can be safely relied upon. No one has ever really trusted GOD in vain. Faithfulness is an essential part of the Divine character.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: 22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance, therefore, I will hope in him!” 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. 27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) his discipline. 28 Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands. 29 Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last. 30 Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 31 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. 32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. 33 For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. 34 If people crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 35 if they deprive others of their rights in defiance of the Most High, 36 if they twist justice in the courts — doesn’t the Lord see all these things? 37 Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission? 38 Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?
God Is Faithful Lamentations 3:20-40 (cont.) 39 Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins. 40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord.
God Is Faithful 1. He recognizes that life can be so hard at times, it is easy to forget the steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness of God.
God Is Faithful 2. He reminds himself that God’s love is steadfast and that it will never cease nor fail.
God Is Faithful 3. He reminds himself that God’s mercy is everlasting and will never run out nor come to an end.
God Is Faithful 4. He rehearses the faithfulness of God throughout his life and remembers that his hope for the future is based upon a God that is “forever faithful.”
God Is Faithful 5. He remembers that everything in life is under God’s control: both good times and calamity are ordered by the Lord.
God Is Faithful 6. He reminds himself that God’s steadfast love, covenant mercy, and everlasting faithfulness are new for him every morning.
God Is Faithful 7. He renews his daily commitment to the Lord: “The Lord is all I need, therefore, I will put my hope in Him.”
God Is Faithful Psalm 37:3-5 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed
faithfulness.
on His
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
God Is Faithful GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
God Is Faithful Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
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