Faithfulness

Faithfulness is a word that has grown out of favor in our culture. We don’t expect our politicians to be faithful to their campaign promises. We don’t expect our celebrities to be faithful to their fans. We don’t expect sports teams to be faithful to their stars. Most people do expect their spouses to be faithful to them, but are not surprised when they aren’t. Children expect their parents to be faithful to their promises and are crushed when promises are not fulfilled.

Too often people have little regard for the promises that they make or the words that they have spoken. When we break our promises, we often say something like “Oh they will understand.” What they understand is that you can’t be counted on, no matter what you say.

Proverbs 20:6 says it well, “Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? ” Our words and our promises do mean something to whom we are speaking. We must make every effort to be faithful to our promises, our word, our family, and our God. God is always faithful to his word, his promises, his character, and his people.