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Our God is Faithful (16)

 “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!

— Thomas O. Chisholm

Throughout the scriptures, we see God making covenants and promises to His people as He declares His purposes that will be seen through the people He has chosen. We can look back and see how God fulfilled His promises with Abraham and with the people of Israel again and again. He is a faithful God and if He says it, He will do it. God will never leave our side and He will not give up on us no matter what challenge we are facing. However there are many promises that took hundreds of years to be fulfilled and even in our own lives, we may have to wait to see God's plan and His purpose in our pain. He calls us to wait upon Him and trust in His faithfulness to fulfill His promises. Today, let's direct our prayers to our Faithful God.

Worship the Faithful God

Lord, You are a covenant-keeper, a God whose love cannot be shaken. I worship You today as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and Jacob, the God of David and the God of the prophets, the God of John, Peter and Paul. You are the same God now as You were in the pages of the Bible and Your faithful love remains with me as it did with all those who have come before me.


Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations


Joshua 21:45

 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I wait upon You, feeling sometimes like You haven't heard my prayers, and wondering how long Oh Lord will it take for You to act? I am in good company with the psalmist who knows the end of the story has already been written and that we will be rewarded for waiting on You. I trust in Your steadfast love and I thank You because You have already heard and answered my prayers even if I haven't seen it yet. I will continue to wait on You .



Psalm 52:8-9

But I am like a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.
9 I will thank you forever,
    because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, for it is good,
    in the presence of the godly.


Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, today as I come before You with a humble heart, recognizing my need for forgiveness once again, I am so grateful for your never-ending mercy.  To know that I can come every morning and find fresh grace from You brings peace and hope.  Your faithful love never gives up on me, never lets me down, and never lets go.  

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
    his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, whatever I am facing today, I know I can call on You and that You will answer in Your faithfulness and steadfast love. I take refuge in You until these storms pass by.


Psalm 57:1-3

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
    to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame him who tramples on me. 
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!


Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self


Blessings on your day,

Heather


P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

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