What does it mean to be faithful? Faithful, according to some definitions, is being loyal, constand and steadfast. Faithful is never having a sexual or an intimate relationship with anyone other than your husband or wife. Faithful is being reliable, resolute, and true to the original.
Anyone who has been with Christ for more than a day, knows that we are not faithful to Him, even though this is what we are called to be. We constantly leave Him in pursuit of our own interests. We might have long moments of being intimate with God, but at some time or another, we will fall away from Him..
Thankfully, our God does not call us into His kingdom because of who we were or who we still are. God called us into His kingdom because of who HE is. Our salvation - and every other good gift we have - is from God. God gives us these things because of who HE is. James Smith writes, "His love never varies. His purposes never change. His promises are always true... The waves are always in motion - but the rock never moves... God is the same, and knows not the shadow of a turning."
Although we change day to day in how we respond to God, God's love doesn't. He always loves us immensely. He always has a plan and purpose for us, even when we fall away from Him. At the same time, He is always faithful to act in wrath and judgment on those who reject His name. How often are we faithful? Sometime. How often is God faithful? Every. Single. Time. So, even when we cannot have confidence in ourselves, we can still have confidence in our Christ.
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