I was found by God in my hiding place in August of 1973, almost five decades ago. God had been calling, and I had been running. Finally, with nowhere else to turn, I surrendered my life into His Hands. I can say without one shred of doubt, I have never regretted that decision.
Has it always been easy to serve the LORD God Almighty? No, of course not. There have been times when it has been difficult to obey. There have been times when I have struggled with what God asked. There have even been times when I have not been as faithful as I should have been.
Yet despite my struggles or even my lack of fervency, God has been always been faithful to me. He was faithful when He was pursuing me – never giving up on me. He was faithful when I was first learning to walk with Him. He was faithful whether I was traversing a dark path or a lighted roadway.
And I know that as I have aged and have entered a time of life when I am dealing with physical limitations and difficulties, God has and will continue to be faithful to me. Whatever I face, be it remission or extended times of disease, whether it be life or death, God will strength me to the end. That is His promise to all His children.
“[God] will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful.” [1 Corinthians 1:8 HCSB]
When I one day stand before my LORD and Savior, Christ Jesus, I know I will be there because God has brought me there by His love, His mercy, His grace, and His faithfulness.
The most marvelous cry of the Christian has been and remains … “God is faithful!”
