Wednesday August 30th, 2023
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7 The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples;
8 but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath(‘unbreakable’ promise) which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
There is only one faithful personality in the whole universe, and that is the Creator Himself.
This is why, when He was to swear about His faithfulness to Abraham, He used no other personality than Himself.
When we do a survey of God’s dealings with men of old, we would be left without any doubt that God is faithful.
For example, God called Abraham out from his father’s house and promised that He would make him a great nation (Genesis 12:1-2). This was when Abraham was yet to have a child.
When Abraham, like any human being, was becoming agitated and impatient, God went ahead to renew and increase the content of the covenant that came in the form of a promise.
« 1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward”… 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be »
Genesis 15:1,5 NKJV
These promises were fulfilled in Genesis 21:1-3 and Exodus 1:9-10 in particular, when the Egyptians became afraid of the population of the children of Israel. Pharaoh said to his people:
« 9 He said to his people, “These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us. 10 In case of war they might join our enemies in order to fight against us, and might escape from the country. We must find some way to keep them from becoming even more numerous.” »
Exodus 1:9-10GNT Beloved, God is faithful to His creation including the fulfilling of times and seasons (Genesis 8:22).
He will be faithful to you if you will be faithful to Him as a child of God.
Remember, what He said in Exodus 20:6 is still valid.
Come to the One who promised us the coming of the Savior and fulfilled it; your life will be transformed by His faithfulness, in Jesus’ name.
Application: Thank and praise God for His faithfulness in all generations and to you in particular.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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