Beautifully Faithful

With an unblemished record, our Heavenly Father exemplifies a faithfulness which never changes – and remains forever. It’s the hope for our generation – as it has been the hope of those before us. The rock we place our faith on when faithlessness abounds around us. Our God has never failed –and He never will.

Amazingly – we sometimes forget that WE are HIS children – and it brings Him great joy when His character is reflected in us! Our world seems to take a look at commitment, and quickly characterize it as a “thing from the past.”

Faithfulness seems to be high on the list as long as things are going well. Bring the “hard times,” times -- when things are less than comfortable, and a different direction seems to beckon the soul.

In the pages of God’s Word there is a most encouraging life story of faithfulness. Faithfulness that went both ways! God was true to Himself – as He always is. He gave the dreams, was with him in rejection, stood by him in temptation, and remained with him in his darkest hours.

Yet Joseph was still hated by his brothers, thrown into a cistern, sold into slavery, lied about, and spent a considerable amount of time in prison! In all of this, Joseph was true to the God he served! He didn’t allow “feeling” to falsely influence the “fact” of His God. He didn’t equate the hardships of the “here and now” as a dictating question to the eternal faithfulness of the One he loved.

His faith remained – true and steadfast – and his life of commitment held – proving the One He loved most could keep Him when things were the worst.

Then, the day came. It was God’s time. Time to bring to the world the revelation He had shown to Joseph. With a stroke of genius as only GOD can do, He used a dream to a King, reminded a head cupbearer of a forgotten promise, and brought to light a prisoner – His faithful servant, Joseph.

It was time for complete and immediate restoration – and faithful Joseph was ready. The time of promise revealed had begun!

Faithfulness is always beautiful – both ways!

By Janene A. Dubbeld/FGG

Take it with You:

“Joseph was thirty years old when he went to work for Pharaoh the King of Egypt. As soon as Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence, he began his work in Egypt.” Genesis 41:46