Sermon Bits | #FAITHFULNESS #Rebuilding_The_Power_of_Family
Updated: Jun 15, 2022
Genesis 18:17-19 KJVS
[17] And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; [18] Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? [19] For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Proverbs 28:20 KJVS
[20] A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
The word faithful is a noun that is defined as firmness, morality, steadfastness, steadiness. Full of faith or fidelity.
Faithful is made up of two words “faith” and “full”
In order that it makes perfect sense we must rearrange them to describe the kind of Faith
“Full of Faith”
“Full” speaks of having one’s entire capacity maximized.
“Faith” Hebrews 11:1
When God deals with us it is not based on our present but He is functioning based on the substance of what He intends and earnestly desires us to be and the evidence of what He has not yet seen in us. But He is not discouraged He is confident in us.
He is committed to that goal regardless of how we behave. Jeremiah 29:11-13 KJVS
[11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [12] Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. [13] And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
We may be straying and doing what God is not proud of, but all you need to do is realign yourself with Him.
His thoughts of us are good and of an expected end. In human circles it is used a quality that is unidirectional to prove loyalty to one who is superior who may not even have that quality but in the spiritual sphere it is an attribute possessed by a supreme being who chooses to be faithful to us and requires the same from us for our personal benefit.
When He tells us to be faithful to Him it is not for his benefit but for ours.
Proverbs 28:20
While His faithfulness to us is not conditional the benefits are. The reciprocity of confidence. It produces fruit.
Every successful person in anything in this world had this one characteristic. Faithfulness.
While we are speaking of our faithfulness focusing on our family it is important that we first look at the
origin and standard of faithfulness.
“Faithful”
is one of the attributes of God.
When we speak of God being faithful it is not about what He is doing but it is about who He is.
It is described as the Moral or communicable attributes of God.
It speaks to how He manages and maintains relationship with us.
We expect and demand faithfulness even if we do not give it. We should have the same quality of faithfulness that we demand.
There are twelve moral attributes of God arranged into three broad categories.
All of these attributes are also the expectations of God for His people.
Holiness
Justice
Righteousness
Wrath
Love
Mercy
Grace
Patience
Goodness
Faithfulness
Truth
Wisdom
Faithfulness
steadfast in affection or allegiance: LOYAL
a faithful friend
The steadfast love of God never ceases. His unwavering allegiance and loyalty to us.
: firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty: CONSCIENTIOUS
Form observance to duty. Whatever He promises us He is going to do it. His duty is to care for us.
a faithful employee
: given with strong assurance: BINDING
a faithful promise
Why do we worry?
Faithfulness is Binding. It can't change.
: true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original
a faithful copy
A. God's faithfulness Is a Scriptural Fact
Products of faithfulness
Deuteronomy 7:9 KJVS.
[9] Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
He made a covenant with us also. That covenant is Binding. It is a product of God faithfulness. It is a sealed deal.
Power of His faithfulness
Isaiah 11:5 KJVS
[5] And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Capacity of His faithfulness
Psalm 36:5 KJVS
[5] Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Magnitude of His faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-23 KJVS
[22] It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. [23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Foundation of His faithfulness
II Timothy 2:13
“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”;
He cannot deny Himself
Assurance of His faithfulness
Hebrews 10:23
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering: (for he is faithful that promised;)”;
If you hold on to your commitment He will.
Security of His faithfulness
2 Corinthians 1:20 KJVS
[20] For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
The security is in Him. Well secured. His security is Yes and Amen two affirmative. He has affirms His promises and will do it now
Standard of His faithfulness
James 1:17 KJVS
[17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
There is no change or differences in Him and no possibility of it ever happening. Everything that is good and perfect God is.
His faithfulness has a scope
B. The Scope
1. In Prophecy — Transcends geography or generation.
Isaiah 58:14 KJVS
[14] Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
2. In Preservation — The motivation for salvation
1 Corinthians 1:9 KJVS
[9] God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Establishes and guards
2 Thessalonians 3:3 KJVS
[3] But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
The enemy attacks the blessing of God.
Has an end in mind
2 Timothy 4:18 KJVS
[18] And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
God sets you up. He protects you. He has a good end in mind for us.
Delivered from every evil work.
Preserved
3. In Forgiveness. —
I John 1:9.
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
C. The Comfort. The power to complete
1 Thessalonians 5:24
[24] Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Isaiah 58:14 Generation to generation. Heritage of your father. 1 Jon 1:9
Confess your sins and he is faithful and just to forgive you of all.
********†††********* *From the Sermon of:* _Pastor Eric Peters_ *Venue:* _The Power in the Blood Assembly during Wednesday Morning worship_ *Date:* 11 February 2020