Psalm 69: 13 But as for me, LORD, my prayer to You is for a time of favour. In Your abundant, faithful love, God, answer me with Your sure salvation. A God of Faithfulness How faithful are you? When does your faithfulness fail? What offends you to the point of walking away? (1) You are Just like your Father You have the DNA of God. You have the nature and character of your Heavenly Father Lamentations 3:22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (English Standard Version) Faithfulness needs celebrating Definition Of faithfulness click here The Parable of the Lost Son (Or The Faithful Father) The Younger son According to Jewish tradition-a birthright given to firstborn. The son with the birthright would receive a double portion. So the younger son would never have the same status or inheritance.
If the family estate was worth 1,500,000 then he would receive 500,000 and his older broth would have a double portion ( 1,000,000) The father remains faithful The day God ran Luke 15:18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants. 20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.21 The son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let s have a feast and celebrate. (1) Faithfulness Restores Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Great way off. = Not just missed the mark but a great way off He had squandered his inheritance yet now gives him another portion
(a) Put the Robe on him (b) Put a ring on his hand, (c) Shoes on his feet The Rob of Approval The of Authority Shoes Of Sonship (1) Faithfulness Restores (2) Faithfulness Rewards God is a promise maker and a promise keeper. The Parable of the Talents (Luke 19:11-27) 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. God responds to faith and to faithfulness Your faith is based on His faithfulness If God is not faithful then you cannot have faith Faith comes from God Everything God does is in the realm of Faith. Faith requires no physical evidence or proof, rather it is evidence of things hoped for. Faith possess that which cannot be seen in the natural realm
Hebrews 10:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she b considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 14People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16Instead, they were longing for a better country a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. 17By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18even though God had said to him, It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. c 19Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death. She considered him faithful who had made the promise. Faith is simply the ability to consider Him faithful
Faith in God s Faithfulness GOD GIVES FAITH 1 The Gift of God Romans 12:3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. (New American Standard) Every Man has been given a measure of faith This is saving faith. The supernatural ability to believe, receive and walk out the gift of salvation. Including receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit and operating in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. 2 The Word of God You have Faith!!! Romans 10:17 consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. The Word of God = I give you my word Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for. 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
6:And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Galatians 3: 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6So also Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. c 7Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. Faith simply says I believe you will do what you said you would do. Despite the circumstances 1 Peter 1:6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. The Rewards of Faith Psalm 103: 1 {A Psalm of David.} Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Promises of God (1) He Heal all your diseases Exodus 15: 26 He said, If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you. God s plan for you is perfect health It is His will for you to be whole Why would Jesus pay a price for it then not allow you to have what he paid for? Matthew 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. We simply do our part If you do the possible He will do the impossible What is possible? Be wise with your body Speak life to your body Fill your mind and confession with God s word
Take medication it is God s grace towards us Believe for your healing As you are faithful in these things then you re living in faith. When you live by faith miracles happen (2) He Provide all your needs The principle behind it is seek ye first the kingdom of God. Prosperity = the state of being prosperous. synonyms: wealth, success, profitability, affluence, riches, opulence, the good life, (good) fortune, ease, plenty, welfare, comfort, security, well-being; Prov 11:10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. The City rejoices when righteous people prosper why? Because righteous people give to those in need Prosperity is a testimony Begin to believe God is going to bless your life. Knowing it s yours before you see it with your physical eyes. Faithfulness with your finances If you do the possible He will do the impossible What is possible? Be wise with your Money Speak life to your Money Fill your mind and confession with God s word
You activate your faith by following God s Word Tithe is 10% Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store Prov 13:21 Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things. 22A good person leaves an inheritance for their children s children, but a sinner s wealth is stored up for the righteous. Righteous people are rewarded with good things? If this is so then if I am not rewarded with good things then does that mean I am not righteous? No it means those who walk in the revelation that the righteous are blessed in every dimension of their lives will experience financial blessing Your money is most basic way the Father can cause you to grow. He wants you to move into far more than money The POWER of the Holy Spirit. The fruit of faithfulness is simply when God s faithfulness to you in Christ, takes root in your soul and begins to grow and flourish in all your relationships, every one of your responsibilities and callings, and every moral decision you make. It s when the Spirit of Christ makes you a reliable, trustworthy, promise-keeper who always follows through.
2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9As it is written: They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever. a 10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.b The foundation for true prosperity begins with these seven steps: 1. Walking in truth 2. Faithfulness 3.Diligence 4.Tithing 5.Sowing 6.Believing 7.Saying (2) Faithfulness Rewards The Promises of God (1) He Heal all your diseases (2) He Provide all your needs