Series: Prayers of a King
Scripture reading:
… Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man,
Psalms 12:1b, ESV
Here, King David makes a prayer for faithfulness, without which our fate is full of gloom. Remember, the hope in the prayer of Abraham was based on God sparing Sodom and Gomorrah for the sake of ten righteous people (ref: Genesis 18: 23- 32). Therefore, faithfulness is salvation. Ten righteous people for the salvation of two cities. The point being made here is the impact of the faithfulness of one person – Sodom would not be destroyed as long as Lot was in it. We need to review our strategies for soul winning, placing faithful workers and not just focusing on eloquence. We need to ask ourselves when fewer people are being converted and the coverts are returning to their previous dwelling, is the Church still faithful? We will go to heaven based on the faithfulness of our spirit. Heaven is the dwelling of the faithful. Faithfulness is the key to greatness. And the master will say, “‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!” (ref: Matthew 25: 23, NLT)
So then, how great is faithfulness? Consider divorce, it can only be possible in the setting of unfaithfulness. Let go deeper – what God has put together or bound let no man put asunder. Yet, unfaithfulness here breaches even binding words and actions of God. Therefore, faithfulness is sustained by God’s divine nature. Marriage is for life, therefore it is a strong bond, but faithfulness is a stronger bond than marriage, after all, it can be described as a contractual agreement. Thus in lacking faithfulness, what seems inseparable simply falls apart. Let’s return to faithfulness that God may make life long covenants with us on both spiritual and physical levels!
Finally, we need to be faithful in a number of key areas: our words, actions, vows, the execution of God’s revelation, the place where God has entrusted us, those established by God over us and finally to act within God’s time without which we will be the smallest or risk being expelled from the kingdom.
Prayer and Meditation:
Lord,
May you grant me a faithfulness of the heart and mind and spirit.
May you cause me to work in respect of the order that you have set before me.
May I be faithful in little.
Amen
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