In love, God is faithful.
Here are 16 ways he promises to be faithful to you:
1. God is faithful to tell you the truth.
“God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?” (Numbers 23:19)
2. Specifically related to that, God is faithful:
*To do what he says, to uphold his Word:
“Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.” (Psalm 119:89)
Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35)
*To keep his promises:
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)
“By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.” (Hebrews 11:11)
Joshua said, “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” (Joshua 23:14)
* To tell you his true plans and fulfill them.
The apostle Paul wrote, “Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.” (2 Corinthians 1:17–18)
“So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.” (Hebrews 6:17–18)
“O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” (Isaiah 25:1)
3. God is faithful to his character and truth even if you are unfaithful.
“If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13)
4. God is faithful to answer prayers of faith.
“Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!” (Psalm 143:1)
5. God is faithful to keep you from tests and temptation that are too great for you.
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)
6. Jesus as high priest is faithful to propitiate your sins before God.
“Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.” (Hebrews 2:17)
7. God is faithful to forgive your sins and cleanse you of all unrighteousness.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
8. God is faithful to sanctify you completely and make you blameless at the coming of Jesus.
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23–24)
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9. God is faithful both to afflict you when necessary and to comfort you in that affliction.
“I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.” (Psalm 119:75–76)
“And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.” (Hebrews 12:5–10)
10. God is faithful to establish you and guard you against the evil one.
“But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3)
11. When you suffer and are persecuted, God is faithful to protect your soul.
“Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.” (1 Peter 4:19)
12. God is faithful ultimately to cause the rulers of the world to honor Jesus as Lord.
Concerning the Messiah, Isaiah wrote, “Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”“ (Isaiah 49:7)
13. God is faithful to establish the earth.
“Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.” (Psalm 119:90)
14. God is faithful to sustain you to the end.
“[God] will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:8–9)
15. God is faithful to keep covenant and steadfast love to all generations.
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9)
“I will not remove from [David] my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness. I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.” (Psalm 89:33–35)
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22–23)
16. God is faithful to betroth his people to himself forever.
“And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD.” (Hosea 2:18–20)