4 Simple Steps to Rediscover God's Faithfulness

God’s faithfulness is an intricate nature of His character. Humanity has proven many times through history that we are not faithful. We will disobey God. We will do things we know are not right. Thank God He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve. Lamentations 3 22-24 is a great reminder of God’s faithfulness. Let’s explore ways we can remember His faithfulness to us.

The Characteristics of God’s Faithfulness

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If we are going to truly appreciate the faithfulness of God, we need to understand what it means. So let’s spend a little time really digging into this attribute of the Father.

What is the biblical definition of faithfulness?

The verse that comes to mind most often when thinking of God’s faithfulness in Lamentations 3 22-24 so let’s spend some time uncovering those three verses.

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 Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV

There are three words I want to zero in on in this passion: mercies, compassion, and faithfulness. let’s look at the original Hebrew word for each of them.

The word translated as mercies is cheçed, (pronounced kheh’-sed). It could have been translated as favor, kindness, or pity.

The Hebrew word for compassion is racham, (pronounces rakh’-am). Interestingly, this word also means womb and hints at the tender love that may be inferred from the way the womb cherishes a fetus.

The word translated as faithfulness is the Hebrew ʼĕmûwnâh, (pronounced em-oo-naw’). It literally means firmness but could also translate to security or fidelity in the figurative or moral sense.

What do all of these words have at their core? Love. God bestows kindness on us because He loves us. He remains steadfast and secure in that love because He wants us to turn to Him and learn to love Him as He loves us.

The Promise of God’s Faithfulness in Lamentations 3 22-24

The book of Lamentations is typically accredited to the prophet, Jeremiah. For the most part, Lamentations is filled with sorrows and hardships (I mean the word lamentation literally means a passionate expression of grief or sorrow, and/or weeping). But then, in these three verses, the mood changes and the writer is hopeful.

After all that he’s described up to this point, what does he have to be hopeful about? It’s simple. His hope is found in the Lord.

What does “His mercies are new every morning” mean?

Have you ever had a really bad day? One that seemed to go on forever? At that moment in time, it may feel as if nothing will ever be right again and you’ll never get over whatever it was that happened during the day, But eventually, it gets to night-time and you go to bed. Surprisingly, you sleep through the night and when you wake up the next morning, it’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining brightly, birds are singing, and that horrible, too-long day is just a memory.

I like to think of God’s mercies like that. Even though I know I can’t wear Him out, it’s nice to know that every morning we get a fresh set of mercies to work on. Each new day is like a gift that God has given us. Every morning we get a fresh set of mercies from God.

Isn’t that wonderful? We can never use up all of God’s grace because every day He refills our cup.

Let’s put it another way: imagine that all the power in the world was yours. You could do anything you wanted to do to anyone at any time. What would you do?

Would your treatment of others depend on how they treated you? Or would it depend on the mood that you were in at a particular time?

The beauty of God is that He does not treat us as we deserve. God is faithful even when we are not. He provides for us each and every day. He ensures that our basic needs are met. His provision is not dependent on our obedience or our allegiance. He just provides.

His compassions never fail, they are new every morning.

Jehovah is always concerned about the suffering of His children. He longs for us to call on Him and ask Him to act on our behalf. He feels pity for us. I believe that His heart hurts when we make wrong choices and have to suffer the consequences. God is a good, good Father, and if we as earthly parents suffer when our children don’t do what’s right, how much more does God who sees and knows the suffering of the entire world?

If you’re looking for evidence of God’s faithfulness, all you need is a deep inhale. There are so many miracles that occur in a single breath. A scientist would be able to tell you about the chemical process involved in transforming oxygen molecules into energy–a process that just happens to create carbon dioxide which is used by plants to create energy and life.

But I’m not a scientist, so I’ll just say a breath is evidence of life. As long as you are inhaling and exhaling on your own, it means you’re alive. Life may not be how you want it to be, but you’ve still been given a gift from the Creator of all things.

Let’s spend a little time unwrapping the ways God shows His faithfulness to us by looking at what the Bible has to say about the faithfulness of God.

Bible Verses About God’s Faithfulness

It shouldn’t surprise you that God has a lot to say about faithfulness. There are so many verses in the Bible that talk about the faithfulness of God that if I were to list them all, this blog post would go on forever (at least, it would feel that way). So let’s just look at a few key verses and what they say about His faithfulness.

Faithfulness an attribute of God.

Even if we were to break every promise we ever made to Him (and we have), God would still keep His promises to us.

If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself (2 Timothy 2:13 ESV).

What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged” (Romans 3:3-4 ESV).

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (Psalm 86:15 ESV).

Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast (Psalm 119:90 ESV).

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8 ESV).

God’s faithfulness is evident in His treatment of us.

We are not faithful, but because He is, we can claim His promises.

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV).

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds (Psalm 36:5 ESV).

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change (James 1:17 ESV).

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ESV).

God’s faithfulness acts as a shield.

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler (Psalm 91:4 ESV).

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9 ESV).

The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you (Jeremiah 31:3 ESV).

As you study the character of God, you can’t help but marvel “Great is His faithfulness”. God never changes. If He says He’s going to do something, He does it. He keeps His word even when we don’t keep ours. His word can be trusted because He cannot lie (Numbers 23:19).

Great is His Faithfulness

God has never made a promise that He has not kept. He is faithful to His words and to us–even when we don’t deserve it. God remains faithful even when we push Him away or when we disobey Him and have to be punished. Great is His faithfulness.

What comes to mind when you think about the faithfulness of God?

Personal Bible Study

The prophet Jeremiah wrote a lot about the faithfulness of God. But even when he had to deliver bad news to the people of Israel, there was an undercurrent of hope in his message.

Read Jeremiah 29, the message of hope is clear even though the children of Israel had been carried away from their inheritance.

Reflect on your life. Do you see where the mercies of God are renewed each day in spite of your actions?

Pray and thank God for being faithful.

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