Faithfulness

Faithfulness

For most of my life I have had a best friend, a friend I tell everything and would trust with my life. What makes a friend a best friend? It is more than a simple kindness or good sense of humor. It is their loyalty to you that makes them want to stay by your side. They stood by you during a hard times, they were the constant in the storm. That is how we should see God. As our constant in the storms that we call life. He rescues us from the wind and waves, and for that we give him our allegiance.

Faithfulness is being steady in your loyalty and affection towards God. When we are faithful, we are acknowledging all the good he has done in our lives and giving what is left of that life to him. We put our faith and trust in God because he saved us, and he expects us to trust him right back. But, it can be hard to trust someone that you have never met. It can be hard to believe in a God that you cannot see. Yet, throughout history we see that God rewarded those who were faithful to him and gave him their hearts.

One of these faithful people is Hezekiah.  Hezekiah was a king in Jerusalem and his story is told in 2 Chronicles 29-32. 2 Chronicles 29 begins with saying that “He (Hezekiah) did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done.” Hezekiah was faithful to God and followed his plans. The Bible tells how he purified the temple, removed the idols, and reformed the priesthood. “This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the Law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.”

Now, of course you do not have to reform the priesthood for God to consider you faithful, but look to Hezekiah as an example. God called him to do something and he did it.  He was a righteous man after God’s heart. Let that be your desire as well. Run towards God’s will and be open to the works he is doing right now. God is the best friend you could ever have, so “serve him faithfully with all your heart.” 1 Samuel 12:24