Monday, August 11
O Faithful God
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.
1 John 1:9
Nikolaus Selnecker, a sixteenth century organist, music teacher, and Lutheran pastor wrote unusually rich hymns, one of which centered on the subject of God's faithfulness:
O faithful God, thanks be to Thee
Who dost forgive iniquity,
Thou grantest help in sin's distress,
And soul and body dost Thou bless.
Our God is faithful to forgive our sins, heal our hearts, and bless our lives. The very term faithfulness means proving true to one's word, adhering to promises made, being reliable, trustworthy, and utterly dependable. What He has said, He will do, and His promises are backed up by the attribute of His faithfulness.
The Holy Spirit longs to produce the same quality within us, for Galatians 5:22 says that the fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness. We're being Christ-like when we're true to our word, adhering to promises made, reliable, trustworthy, and utterly dependable.
It's important to us that God is faithful; and it's important to Him that we are the same.
Let me be Thine forever, Thou faithful God and Lord.
Nikolaus Selnecker
Read-Thru-the-Bible
Jeremiah 46:1 - 48:47
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