God makes His promises to us with the full knowledge that we have a free will and that we might not choose to receive His promises. Our character and response will only be known when it is tested. The testing and risk God takes is all part of the promise. If we respond with obedience it brings us in line to receive from His faithfulness. Even when we get it wrong, like the Israelites and His disciples, God in His mercy wants to restore us and bring us into obedience and steer us back into His faithfulness. It’s wonderful to know that God wants to grow our character as He leads us into His promises.
It only takes one obedient individual to bring about God's miraculous power for this generation. Can He count on you?
Just as faithfulness holds immeasurable blessings from the hand of God, unfaithfulness to God and His Word only lead us to hopelessness and eventual destruction. Walking in God's will is the only path that ultimately brings any lasting rewards. The world's ways offer temporary fixes at best and destructive ends at worst. Being faithful in a faithless world is not always easy in the short-term but it is always better in the long-run. Psalms 15:4-5 states that the man "who keeps his oath even when it hurts . . . will never be shaken. Ask God to make you a faithful servant today so that you too can withstand the storms of life and remain anchored on the ever-faithful God who cannot be moved.
Blessings,
Dalinda
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