DAY 27 - FAITHFULNESS

 “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” 

(John 1:14)

Thomas O. Chisholm penned the words to the great hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”

The first verse is a resounding description of God’s faithfulness to his creation:

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;

as thou hast been thou forever will be.

The second verse lists all of creation that responds to God faithfulness

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

sun, moon and stars in their courses above

join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

What is missing from this list? We are. Let us join with all nature in witnessing to God faithfulness. The third verse describes what awaits us as we respond to God’s faithfulness:

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth

thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

IronMaker’s Daily Challenge:  Witness to God’s faithfulness in your life to one other person today.

Prayer:  Lord God of Heaven, thank you for your faithfulness to me. Keep me ever mindful of my need to respond to your faithfulness by my own faithful witness.

Bob Peden