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

He Is Always Faithful

The consequence of sin is the inability of man to be a faithful creature. Everyone sins and falls short of the glory of God. At best, the noblest humanity has to offer are failed creatures. Noah was a man who walked with God, but he failed. Abraham was called the friend of God, yet he failed miserably. Moses was one of the greatest men of scripture, but he was not always faithful to the Lord. Peter spent many hours with the Son of God, yet in the desperate hour of Jesus’ betrayal, Peter denied the Lord. The constant in the story of humanity as failed creatures is that the people of God serve a God who is always faithful. There have been men who have been mostly faithful, but only God has been faithful without failure.

Jesus gave His life as an example of faithfulness. He lived His whole life without sin. His life was a faithful testimony to the keeping of the Law, which no man could achieve. The sacrifice of Jesus was the death of a sinless and perfect man. He had the same temptations that all men face, yet without sin. Satan tried to dissuade, defeat, and discourage Jesus at every point of His life, but failed. Jesus served His faithful Father, who promised Him the exaltation of glory to be King of kings and Lord of lords. Everything God said He would do for His son was accomplished. Death could not hold Jesus, as the faithfulness of God raised Him from the dead on the third day. God kept His promise and glorified His Son.

The message of Jesus to the world is to see how faithful His Father has promised to be. Everything God said is true because He is the truth. God does not do right things; He is righteousness. When God spoke the world into existence, His word became the promise that the world would continue until His word is spoken again. Every day the Sun rises is a testimony to the faithful word of God uttered on those six days of creation. The same moon Adam and Eve gazed upon still quiets the night throughout all generations because God ordained the heavenly beings to take their place for the glory of God. When the Father revealed His word to man in written form, a message of faithfulness was inscribed on the pages of that revelation, and it remains unchanged. The word of man changes constantly, but the word of the Lord endures forever.

Through Jesus Christ, the greatest gift of faithfulness is found in the promise God made for sinful man to find eternal life. None of humanity deserves the mercy of God, but He gives His grace to those who believe in Him and obey His word. The most amazing grace extended by the hand of a gracious Father is to know God will wash away the sin that separates God and man. He is willing and just to forgive a man his sins and to remove those sins as far as the east is from the west. Through the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, God regains the communion of eternal fellowship with all who will obey His will. His faithfulness never fails. The word God spoke to forgive sin is the promise of eternal life. What is promised, He is faithful to keep.

The faithfulness of God is the answer to death. Sin brought about the consequence of death as man is separated from the tree of life. Through Jesus Christ, the tree of life is regained in the faithful word of God to find no condemnation for those in Christ. The word of God was given so that those in fellowship with the covenant of the Father can know they have eternal life. Salvation is not a guess or a maybe, but something tangible and real because God is always faithful. The promises of men always fail. All the promises of God will never fail.

God is the God of peace because He is always faithful. Jesus is returning one day to bring home His saints who have lived for Him and served His will. Through these promises, the child of God can approach death whole in their spirit, soul, and body, knowing that the faithful word of God has promised eternal resurrection in the last day. Death is not the final call but the opening shout of eternal glory that will never end. God is faithful. He will do it. Praise God who is faithful.