“Great is thy faithfulness”
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.”
“Take heed that no one leads you astray.” – Lam 3:21-23, Mark 13:5
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God’s faithfulness is proven by His comforting presence even in toughest of times, and His unfailing goodness across a long period of time. He is faithful in every step and faithful through the whole journey. He is faithful in the moment and faithful in the life-time. Such sweet words of hope are also found in the heart of the book that bears the ugliest name in the Bible! Deep in the Lamentations we find the God steadfast love, mercy and great faithfulness!
Celebrate God’s faithfulness in every step: Is it a tough assignment at work, or a course unit with a hard Lecturer, a wedding celebration, or a health condition that torments you? In the build up to World AIDS Day there have been many stories about positive living, and some of them can point to those moments when the person despaired and God picked them up! Jeremiah celebrates God’s mercies, describing them from his daily experience: ‘they are new every morning’. That is the reality. However, many distractions come up and deceive us to see hardships and those tough times as drowning out the reality of God’s faithfulness. Learn from Jeremiah’s example and celebrate God’s faithfulness in every moment – in every step. Such many steps are what make a journey.
Celebrate God’s faithfulness through the journey: Is it a silver jubilee in marriage, or a birthday above our country’s life expectancy age? It could also be a loved one gone – recently a member of our church lost a grandmother at a full age of 103 years! These are all significant journey through which careful observation will notice evidence of God’s faithfulness, steadfast love and unfailing mercies.
The ultimate journey was fore-shadowed by Israel’s long trek from Egypt to Canaan – the Promised Land. The ultimate journey takes believers from today’s world to the eternal joy and fellowship in God’s presence. God is able to take all who trust Him through this journey.
As Jesus Christ prepared his listeners for the ultimate journey, He was aware of many fake teachers that would come up and deceive people using clever schemes in order to lead them to the wrong destination! ‘And Jesus began to say to them, “Take heed that no one leads you astray’” (Mark 13:5). He even warned of tough moments of suffering along the journey; but insisted that the Gospel must be preached to all nations, and those who endure to the end will be saved. Those are the ones who will truly celebrate God’s faithfulness through the ultimate journey. Part of Thomas Chisholm’s legacy is in the great hymn that should mean volumes for one that reads this message with interest: ‘Great is thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness; great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me.’
God bless you.