God
had promised to walk by Moses and show him His faithfulness. As He had said, He
showed Moses his glorious presence. Was it this Yahweh the early form of Jesus,
the LORD, who came down…from Heaven in a cloud?
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| The LORD came down in a cloud.... declaring His faithfulness. |
God is faithful to keep His promises—and He expects those who love and follow Him to do the same. Faithfulness is reliability, stability, truthfulness, and certainty. We think of faithfulness in terms of being faithful to our spouse in marriage. It takes an intentional commitment, associated with love, honor, devotion, and compromise to make a marriage last until death do us part, as most people say in their vows. My marriage has lasted for more than fifty years...and I know that we've made intentional commitments to each other, continually over the years. That is similar to God’s commitment to us…and should be our commitment or covenant with God. He will never leave us or abandon me...the same applies to my own promise to God.
As
the Hebrew people got near to the time for them to cross into the Promised
Land, Moses explained once again to them about God’s faithfulness and love.
Understand, therefore, that the
LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for
a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him
and obey his commands. Deuteronomy
7:9
We can
count on God. Can He count on us? We all have decisions to make. Complete
faithfulness to the Lord is attainable as we submit ourselves to the
Lord—seeking to know Him more fully, just as Moses did. That submission is by
choice. Jesus submitted to the Heavenly Father when He came into the world as a
human being…and then died on a cross to save mankind from sin. An important
part of God’s plan was the resurrection of Jesus from the dead—which provides a
rescue and guarantee of eternal life for those who believe in Jesus Christ as
their own Savior. We see Jesus’ faithfulness throughout the Gospels of the New
Testament. Jesus made a choice to be obedient. Choose your action of faithful
submission today.
The
LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, "Yahweh! The LORD! The God of
compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
Exodus 34:6
So
the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love
and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's
one and only Son. John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds,
"This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'Someone is coming after
me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'" From his
abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. For the law
was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came
through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is
himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us. John 1:14-18 (Underlined for
emphasis.)
Prayer
– And may we be completely faithful to You, oh LORD our God. May we always obey
Your decrees and commands, just as we choose to do today. As paraphrased from 1 Kings
8:61
Meditate
on Faithfulness. God’s and yours.
Verses
of Salvation ~ Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and
through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure
and whole and undamaged--consecrated to Him--set apart for His purpose]; and
may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He
who is guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own]. 1
Thessalonians 5:23-24 AMP
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