Faithfulness is one of the primary characteristics of our Lord
God. The Bible says, in Deuteronomy 7:9 “know therefore that your Lord God,
the faithful God…” and Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:9 states “God is
faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his son Jesus Christ
our Lord.”. God demands us to be faithful. There are no grey areas in
faithfulness, either we are faithful or faithless. Today, the so-called
spiritual giants who enjoy fame go about flaunting their ministerial greatness
and activities but God alone gauges the faithfulness of an individual.
Solomon poses a pertinent question in Proverbs 20:6, “Many
men will proclaim each his own goodness but who can find a faithful man?” This
means we can brag about our activities, have enormous fund flow, jetset around
the world as an itinerant preacher or evangelist, be accurate in our
discourses, be theologically sound, but lead a life of utter contradiction
of being unfaithful to God and oneself. Theodore Roosevelt states, “It is
better to be faithful than famous.”.
Faithfulness of people can be selective. People choose to be
faithful when its demands are high. Whatever the demands, the degree of our
faithfulness is always open in God's sight. As we are culminating to Christ's
coming, there is an increase of debauchery and unfaithfulness among Christian
celebrities that's being exposed and shaking Christendom. It is surprising to
know some of them survived for years leading a life of dichotomy and deception.
Many Christians assume they need to hide their misgivings to protect the name
of the Lord and as a result the intensity of the explosion rips through
individuals, societal and religious entities. Jesus warns, “For there
is nothing hidden that will not be revealed and nothing concealed that will not
be brought to light.”. Mark 4:22.
God is more concerned about our faithfulness than our
accomplishments in His name. Diane Langberg the Christian Psychologist
states, “We do not protect the name of Jesus in the Christian world
using godly words to cover ungodly deeds. God wants purity in the kingdom of
heart not the appearance of it in a system that has to lie to make it seem as
if it is present.”. Paul in Romans
3:3-4 states, “What then? If some were unfaithful, will their
unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Absolutely not! Let God be true…”.
God remains faithful. God’s faithfulness can never be negated by man’s
unfaithfulness. Let's take this to heart, God is primarily interested to see
how faithful we are. No one can be labelled a spiritual giant just because
he/she is gifted, highly talented, and able to turn many souls to Christ. Our
purity and holiness matters much before evangelization. Let us not forget that
we will face innumerable opportunities each day to slip and our soul to be
ruined. The desperate cry of David in Psalms 12:1, which reads, “Help,
Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons
of men.”. Unless we are God conscious there is every chance we will
fall. May God help each one of us to remain faithful in His vineyard.
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