BLESSED FAITHFULNESS

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

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“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!“
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

These words from one of my favorite classic hymns speak volumes of praise to the Lord who is faithful unto us. Indeed, we all receive fully a blessed faithfulness through His constant, persistent compassion, grace, love, and mercies which are new each and every morning. We live because He first gave us life and the good news is that He, the Lord, never turns His back on us even when we turn our backs on Him all too often.

Such is the rich level of the faithfulness of God, a priceless faithfulness that one cannot possibly attach value to, a true treasure of heaven freely given to all of creation.

This faithfulness that is so freely given by God does not come with an expectation of return. For He expects us to be just as faithful to Him and those He leads us to serve as He is to us. He wants His desires to be our desires, His ways to be our ways, His will to be our will. When we extend this level of commitment and faithfulness to Him and others, then these words of scripture from Proverbs, Chapter 28 will come to life:

A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20

Want to experience the fullest riches of the Lord’s blessings? Then remain faithful and obedient to Him.

Choose to chase after the riches of the world, more eager to experience its offerings than the Lord’s, and you will find yourself square in the crosshairs of His judgment and as the word of God assures us, one who is eager for the riches of the world over the treasures of heaven that the Lord offers will not go unpunished. There is a price to be paid for unfaithfulness.

That leads to a couple questions:

If the Lord were to grade you on your faithfulness, what grade would you receive? Would you pass or fail?

The answer to these questions depends on who you have placed your hope and trust in the most. Make it the Lord so you will not have to experience His punishment but rather His blessed faithfulness that brings compassion that doesn’t change or fail and a love that is as everlasting as the life we find in Him.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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