Watch Against Unfaithfulness 1 Chronicles 9:1 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 Proverbs 11:6 Proverbs 13:2-3 Proverbs 13:15 Proverbs 22:12 Psalms 18:25-27 Psalms 31:23-24 Ephesians 4:11-15 Revelation 2:10-11 Deuteronomy 32:3-4 09.11.20

WATCH AGAINST UNFAITHFULNESS

BREAD

¹ All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.  1 Chronicles 9:1 (NIV)

 

¹³ Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, ¹⁴ and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 (NIV)

 

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.   Proverbs 11:6 (NIV)

² From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence. ³ He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.  Proverbs 13:2-3 (NIV)

 

¹⁵ Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.  Proverbs 13:15 (NIV)

 

¹² The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.  Proverbs 22:12 (NIV)

 

²⁵ To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, ²⁶ to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. ²⁷ You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.   Psalms 18:25-27 (NIV)

 

²³ Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. ²⁴ Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.  Psalms 31:23-24 (NIV)

 

¹¹ It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, ¹² to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ¹³ until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.  ¹⁴ Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. ¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)

 

¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. ¹¹ He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.  Revelation 2:10-11 (NIV)

 

³ I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! ⁴ He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.  Deuteronomy 32:3-4 (NIV)

 

BUTTER

 

“Service to God is as uniquely differing among believers as our fingerprints.  God has specifically designed good works for each life that we may walk in them through His power and for His glory and for our good.  These works encompass all areas from peeling potatoes to running a country to changing a diaper to caring for the elderly to holding a door – it matters not what the task is but that we are faithful to walk in it.  We cannot do all things for all people.  Jesus Himself did not feed every hungry soul nor heal every hurting one as He walked this dusty earth.  We are all limited by our physical bodies yet through His power we are all equipped to do what we are called to do, and the body of Christ suffers –as well as we ourselves – when we remain unfaithful to the task.  God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply and it equates to the abundant life which Jesus came to give us.  Don’t be misled, service out of love for God is that component which makes for greatness in a life because God’s Word attests to that.”   BHY

“The greatest ability is dependability. If you’re faithful in the little things, then you will be faithful in the large things. But if you’re unfaithful in little things, then you won’t be faithful with greater responsibilities.”  Greg Laurie

“Kara Tippetts died March 22 following a 2.5 year battle with breast cancer. She was 38 years old, the wife of a Colorado pastor/church planter, and the mother of four young children ages 3-12. Kara blogged about her journey with cancer on her web site which was appropriately named Mundane Faithfulness. Kara chose that name based on a Martin Luther quote, ‘What will you do in these days of mundane faithfulness?’ Last fall Kara stepped into the national spotlight when she penned a letter to 29 year old Brittany Maynard, the Oregon young woman who gained notoriety for championing her own assisted suicide. Maynard, in light of her own terminal diagnosis from brain cancer, chose to end her life on her own terms in an effort to avoid undue suffering for both her loved ones and herself. Tippetts, dying of cancer herself, wrote Maynard an open letter which stated unequivocally: your life matters, your story matters, and your suffering matters.”   Donna Evans 

“Tomorrow we get to wake up and be faithful. Whatever each step brings, and whatever hard comes, people will always disappoint us. But tomorrow, tomorrow, we get to be faithful in that moment.”  Kara Tippetts 

“God measures success by faithfulness, and He bestows fresh layers of mercy as we serve Him day by day, all the days of our lives.”   Robert J. Morgan

“Why was Job born? He was born for the same reason Adam was created. He was born for the same reason the earth was created. He was born, in part, for the same reason Christ was born and suffered and was crucified. We all exist to glorify God. On the Day of Judgement, when the mangled, burned, corrupted, and crucified limbs of God’s faithful are resurrected and made new, and when voices that died crying in pain are restored singing in praise, even Satan himself will bow in submission to the Lord who deserves all praise.  This life is no simple matter of little lives living private dramas. We are, since Eden’s loss, united in celestial warfare with eternal consequences. We were born to stand; we are armed to fight.  The good news is just that, through faith in Christ, we were born to win.”    Frances Poston Bennett   

“We're pilgrims on the journey - Of the narrow road - And those who've gone before us line the way - Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary - Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace - Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses - Let us run the race not only for the prize - But as those who've gone before us - Let us leave to those behind us - The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives - After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone - And our children sift through all we've left behind - May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover - Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find - Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful - May the fire of our devotion light their way - May the footprints that we leave - Lead them to believe - And the lives we live inspire them to obey - Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful.”   Steve Green

“A life well lived is simply a life filled with continual ordinary obedience in doing the next right thing particularly when no one sees, when no one is watching.  No fireworks go off, no horns blow, no grand applause from an adoring audience.  It is living the one life we have been given for an audience of the One Who gave it to us, for His pleasure for our good.  Being a follower of sweet Jesus will always boil down to a matter of our faithful ordinary obedience. And will always lead to a life well lived.”  BHY 

HEART SAVOR

•         There is no greater testimony than a life of faithful ordinary obedience in whatever He has called you to do.  Leave results in God’s Hands.
•         God shows Himself faithful to the faithful.
•          God preserves the faithful but pays the proud back in full.