Faithful
I read this piece by Lloyd Stilley and knew it would be something great to share with you.
When I think of someone who is faithful, I think of Bill Martin. Bill and I grew up in the same neighborhood, were saved in the same church, and graduated from the same school, and along the way talked about God and girls and the future.
And here’s the thing about Bill--I could always depend on him. If I was in a pinch, if I needed something, I could pick up the phone and know that if there was a way, Bill would find it. Sometimes I would voice concern that maybe he was too pressed for time to handle a task for me. Bill would answer back and with some force, “Hey, this is Bill you're talking too. Have I ever let you down?" And to this day, the answer is no. Bill is faithful.
It strikes me that everybody needs somebody like that in their lives--someone who will support you, come through for you, and stand his ground defending you…Someone who is loyal and trustworthy, constant and reliable. That’s a tall order in our “trust no one,” “do whatever it takes to get ahead” self-seeking culture.
But hear me: If you are a Christian, you are adopted by a Father who will never ever change His mind in regard to you, never write you off, never leave you or forsake you. If you are a part of God’s family by faith alone in Christ alone, then you have a Friend who sticks closer than a brother. You cannot talk about the one true God without coming to this truth: How great is the faithfulness of our God!
Faithfulness is an attribute we all want in a friend. Faithfulness is an attribute that we should cultivate in our own lives. But the faithfulness of God surpasses anything we will every experience in human relationships. Our God is faithful.
For he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5b ESV)
