2 Timothy 2: 12 – 13 “If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful for he cannot disown himself.”

Faithfulness is a characteristic of God. How can you know if you are the beneficiary of God’s faithfulness? There are many lenses through which you can look at this question. One is most basic: “He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:45). Or look at one of God’s earliest promises to mankind in Genesis 8: 22 “As long as the earth endures seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” Could we orchestrate any of this by ourselves? I think not.

Then God takes his faithfulness to a whole other level. Having made provision for our salvation and restoration to fellowship with himself through the gift of his Son Jesus, he then promises that when we sin, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9).

We get an opportunity to prove God’s faithfulness in the practical areas of our lives as well. Begin to think of God as your Father, your only source – focus on your relationship with him above all else. And a good father provides, doesn’t he?  What do you need to see change in your circumstances? Ask God to do it for you or empower you to change it. Do not surrender your will or sense of purpose to be dominated by others. The workplace is a good example where such pressures come to bear. If you hold a job that is snuffing the life out of you, refresh your skills and knowledge and ask God to open up new opportunities for you.

Never be afraid to start over with God. Each day is an opportunity for a new beginning. God desires to manifest himself in you so that you have a sense of “wholeness” not a panicked and confused existence trying to please everybody and end up pleasing no one. “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” (Psalm 37: 5 – 6). When you experience his faithfulness, be careful to give him the credit and the praise he deserves.

But God’s faithfulness doesn’t end: “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20b). Finally, to the faithful he promised: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First ad the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:12 – 13).