I woke up thinking about the faithfulness of God this morning. That is my favorite attribute of His. I have found Him faithful in every occasion, every situation, everyday and in every way. He has always been faithful to do and be all that He has said He would do and be.
Many accuse Him of not being faithful because He didn't do what they thought He was going to do for them. Or because He didn't deliver them when they thought He would. Or He "allowed" something bad to happen. God's faithfulness is not based on His ability to deliver, remove, take care of, eradicate or defeat your circumstance. That is His power. His faithfulness is something else.
The Psalmist put it this way, " Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me". (Ps. 23:4) He doesn't always deliver us out of the valley, although He is powerful and can. He walks with us through the valley-- that's where His faithfulness comes in. He never leaves us in our time of need, trial or testing.
Immediate deliverance doesn't prove His faithfulness, just ask Daniel or the three Hebrews. He didn't deliver Daniel until after a night in the lion's den. But He faithfully stood with Daniel in that dark hole. He didn't deliver the Hebrews from the fiery furnace until after their bonds fell off. But He was with them-- the wicked king even saw Him in the fire.
God's power is able to deliver us from ever trial, every desert, every valley, every furnace, every situation we find ourselves in. But if He doesn't deliver you before, if He doesn't deliver you immediately, if He choses to wait a while, if He choses that you walk through it, it doesn't mean that He isn't faithful. You can trust that He is faithful and will faithfully be there with you at the beginning and all the way until the end.
Have a great day. Some believe God is only faithful if He delivers them out of their trail. That isn't faithfulness that is His power on display. His faithfulness is the fact that He walks with you through the trial, watching over you and never leaving you until the trial is over.
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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