FEBRUARY 14

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Psalm 145:17-18

“The Lord is righteous in all His ways,  gracious in all His works.

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,  to all who call upon Him in truth.”

1 Corinthians 1:9

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Psalm 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.”

Isaiah 41:13

“For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’”

Hebrews 13:5  Amp

“Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

Genesis 28:15

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

EL-HANE’EMAN

THE GOD WHO IS FAITHFUL

Deuteronomy 7:9

‘Know therefore that the Lord your God is God:  He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.”

Doesn’t it seem like the virtue of FAITHFULNESS is going the way of the dodo bird?  Who or what can we count on anymore? 

Appliances aren’t as dependable as they used to be.  Professional athletes aren’t loyal to teams.  Team owners aren’t loyal to cities!  We live in a culture full of fickle shoppers, job hoppers, and spouse swappers.  Whatever happened to reliability and loyalty?

In his final words to the nation he’d led for forty tough years, Moses referred to God as “the faithful God”.  It’s a fascinating compound name:  EL (the common name for God) combined with AMAN (a verb that means to support, prop up, or uphold).  Put them together and the idea is that God is reliable, firm, steady, and trusty.  Moses wanted God’s people to understand that they could count on God, lean on Him, and depend on Him.  In short, if God says it, we can bank on it.

Using this divine name, Moses assured his fellow Israelites that God would bring them into Canaan and give them success.  He urged the people to remember God’s promises.  He also accompanied his use of this name by recounting God’s absolute faithfulness to the nation in the past.  “Remember His track record!”  Moses was essentially saying. 

Surely God is faithful only to those who DESERVE such blessing, right?   WRONG!!!  Look at what Moses said:  “The Lord….set His affection on you ….because He loved you,”  (Deuteronomy 7:7-8).

And…….if God’s people (those who have been saved)  are unfaithful?  The apostle Paul reassures us that “If we are faithless, He remains faithful for He cannot disown Himself,”  (2 Timothy 2:13).

God’s faithfulness means He’s not changing.  He will remain true to His Word and loyal to His people always – even when we can’t see it, and even when we don’t deserve it.

Because God is “the faithful God”,  we can count on Him.  He nourishes us, props us up and supports us.  He is always reliable.  Always!

How have you seen the faithfulness of God in the past, despite your own lack of faith, or your own weaknesses?

PRAYER

Lord, the problem isn’t that You’re not dependable; it’s that I don’t depend on You!  Please help me to believe that You will do all that You say.  Amen

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