Let us open up in a word of prayer and ask the Lord to bless this time as we wait for Tommy's computer to act properly for us. Let's bow our heads and pray. Heavenly Father, we do thank you that this is a day that you have made. This is a day that we have come to hear from you and from your word. We ask, Lord, that all that is done this morning would give you honor and praise and glory. We ask, Lord, that the meditations of our hearts, and the words of those that are going to speak today, that they would be pleasing in your sight. Lord, you are our rock, you are our salvation. We ask that you would teach us and that we would hear your word in Christ's name, amen. Tommy. Technology's great, right? When it works correctly. When your computer screen goes blank, one minute before you start, we may have something up there. If not, at least I've got something to look at. I learned a lesson. Don't rely completely on this. You better have something printed out ready to go, right? The faithfulness of God. The faithfulness of God. Let me just ask you a question. Is God faithful? Is there anyone here today that can prove that he's not? But we all. could prove that he is, right? Amen. All right, let's go. So I get to teach on the faithfulness of God. As we think about, I think this has probably been said multiple times, but all the attributes of God, they each accent the other. God is faithful. in all of his attributes. God is wise in all of his attributes. God is loving in all of his attributes. God is just. He's complete in all that he is. So let's think about faithfulness. What is it? What is faithfulness? Well, I like to get the old The old Webster's, he seems to get it right. Firmly adhering to duty of true fidelity, loyal, true to allegiance, constant in performance of duties or services. Let's think about that. Both from the Hebrew and Greek, We get the words support, uphold, and trust. I think that's another good word when we think about faithfulness is trustworthy. Can God be trusted? And because he is faithful, he can be trusted. God is under, think about this, God is under no obligation to be faithful to our wishes or our desires. And sometimes people get this mixed up and they'll say, well, because God didn't do such and such or God allowed this, then he's not faithful. Well, he is faithful. He's just not faithful to what you want. He's faithful to what he wants. He's always faithful to his own decrees and will. How is God faithful? Well, God is unchanging in his nature. We talked about that because God is who he is. He is faithful and he must be faithful. We all know this, that God is true to his word. God forever keeps his promises, and God is faithful in all of his attributes. All right. I've told some that I was just going to get up here, put up a single passage. We would read that passage, and that would be the lesson I would set out. But we're not going to do that, of course. But here's the passage. Look at this. This is amazing. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness. The very fact that justice and wrath is not being carried out on us right now says God is faithful. The fact that we're here this morning, living, moving, having our being, our here today says God is faithful. Amen? Here's some verses that speak to the faithfulness of God. Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Forever, O Lord, your word is settled, fixed, steadfast in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations. You have established the earth, And it abides. They continue this day according to your ordinances for all are your servants. So we see here that God is faithful to his word. His word is firmly fixed. He's faithful in keeping and sustaining his creation. You have established the earth. You have established the earth and it abides, or it continues, it's steadfast. From the beginning, God has established and is continuing things as from the beginning. All are benefactors to the faithfulness of God. It rains on the just and the unjust. He's faithful in all of his creation and showing favor to all. What a faithful God. He is faithful. When I think about that, that God, His faithfulness is to all generations. You've established the earth and it abides. They continue this day according to your ordinances for all are your servants. It made me think about, and we may, we're probably not gonna have time now, but I thought about going to 2 Peter chapter three, where it talks about those who will mock at the coming of the Lord. And they will say that things have continued from the beginning like they always have. And so the faithfulness of God becomes a detriment to those who will not believe. The King James says they are willingly ignorant. They're dumb on purpose about two things, the creation and the flood. Pretty remarkable. So we see these passages that God is faithful in his creation and to all of his people. But what are some ways that God is faithful to us personally? He's faithful to all men, all creation, but he's faithful to us, his children, in specific ways. Grand ways. It was the faithful God who called us into fellowship with his son. God is faithful by whom you were called under the fellowship of his son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. He's faithful to his covenants. He made a covenant with his son to give him a people. and all those people whom he has given to his son, he will call to his son. He's faithful in calling us to Christ. For the very God of peace sanctify you completely, and I pray God your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that called you And he will do it. So not only is he faithful in our salvation, he's faithful in our sanctification, right? He's faithful to call those whom he has given to his son, to bring them to his son, to call them to his son, and then to work his works in them of sanctification. He's faithful in our sanctification. He who, what? begins the work in us, we'll complete it unto the day of Christ. He's faithful not to allow us to be tempted. Beyond that, we are able, but we'll provide the way of escape. There's no temptation taking you, but such as common demand. The temptations that we face are common to all of us. Sometimes we think that the things that we're dealing with, we're the only ones dealing with them. Newsflash. No, it's common. But what are the next words? But God is faithful. God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able, but will with the temptation also make a way of escape that we may be able to bear it. But the Lord is faithful who shall establish you and keep you from evil." He's faithful. He's faithful. that I say is faithful. But what about when we do sin? What about when we fall to the temptation? God is so, so faithful. But what about when we're not? Is there faithfulness in God for that? What's the next verse? If we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins. And to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The glory of God's faithfulness is that no sin of ours has ever made him unfaithful. Charles Spurgeon. Has God ever seemed not faithful in your life? I know that you know he's faithful, but have there been times in your life when you're like, what? What is going on? And from our viewpoint, we may think that something's amiss, that God's not being faithful. Maybe we're getting hammered in life. These afflictions, these trials. Is God faithful in our afflictions and trials? I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right and that you in faithfulness have afflicted me. Is that not soothingly delicious to your soul? We need to think on that a minute. Because you are faithful, God, in your faithfulness, oh Lord, you've allowed this affliction. You've afflicted me. God afflicts us in faithfulness because his faithfulness to our sanctification. He's faithful. In our sanctification, therefore, the afflictions are faithful servants to bring about that sanctification. He's faithful. Have I said that? He's faithful. He allows the afflictions to bring about the sanctification because he is faithful. This is an unknown author. When we face difficulties, we sometimes forget God's past faithfulness. We see only the debtors and the dangerous path. But look back. And you will also see the joy of victory, the challenge of the climb, and the presence of your traveling companion who has promised never to leave nor forsake you." Who could take that quote right now and stand and tell of something that's happened in your life? And because of that, you know God's faithful. We all could. Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing as unto a faithful creator. What do these passages do for your soul? Do they have any help? Yes. What joy and comfort to the weary saint they are. What a rock. What a foundation upon which we stand on the faithfulness of God. God is faithful. Settle this in your heart, whether I am up or down, the Lord Jesus is the same. Whether I sing or sigh, the promise is true and the promiser is faithful. Whether I stand on the summit or I'm hidden in the veil, the covenant stands fast and everlastingly love abides. God is faithful. What should be our response to these things? As we think of the faithfulness of God, that God, we look in the Old Testament and we see all the promises, all the prophecies, all the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. And then we look into the New Testament and we read therein that everything that was written in the prophets and the Psalms, in the law, all of these things were written because of Christ and that he has fulfilled everything that God has said. And we behold the big picture. Never once, not one jot, not one tittle has been missed. All has been fulfilled concerning Christ, and we must say that God is faithful. So we look at the word and we say, This is a faithful saying. The Word of God is faithful. It's true. It's real. It's solid. I can stand on it. I can embrace it. I can hold it. It's going to hold me up. It is my life. Then we look at our lives, we can look at the word and see that God is faithful. We can look at our lives and see that every moment, every second, everything. We're still here. We're still in the house of the Lord. We're still with the best of our might desiring to serve the Lord. Why are you still following Christ? Why are you still believing in God? Why are you here? Because he's faithful. He's not let you down. He's true. So what is our response? I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations." Because he's faithful, it should be our theme, it should be our song that he is faithful. Now, faithfulness is one of the communicable attributes of God. So what does that mean? We get to share in it, right? We are to be faithful. Are you faithful? First Corinthians 4.2 says, Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful. We should be faithful in making known His faithfulness to all generations. That's what we're doing this morning, right? Let's pray. Our Lord and our Savior, our King, our faithful God, thank you for your word that is so true. Thank you that over and over again, and we've just looked at a few verses this morning, you declare your faithfulness. And as we've been reminded this morning, We see your faithfulness throughout your word. We see your faithfulness throughout time. We see your faithfulness in our very lives. May we sing of your mercies forever with our mouths May we make known your faithfulness. In Christ's name we pray, amen. All right.