Mensa Otabil - Our God Is Faithful (10/25/2025)
I just want to bring words of encouragement to each one of us throughout this week. As you know, our world has gone through a lot of difficulty from the COVID pandemic, and now there is a war out there in Eastern Europe that is creating a lot of panic and anxiety for many people. So, I just want to encourage each one of us as we face these turbulent times that God is faithful.
Deuteronomy chapter 7, verse 9: «Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.» This is part of Moses’s instructions to Israel as he approaches the end of his life, reminding them of God’s faithfulness. Moses understood the temperament of the Israelites; when they saw trouble, they forgot that God was faithful. Then God would give them a miracle, and hooray! They were excited, but soon they fell into trouble and forgot the faithfulness of the Lord. He knew he had to assure them of God’s faithfulness because they were about to enter the Promised Land. There would be many uncertainties and many battles, but he said, «Hey, remember, no matter what you go through, God is faithful, and He is a covenant-keeping God.»
That is the same word I want to bring to each of us: listen, no matter what we go through or what news we hear or what happens around us, God is faithful. We serve a faithful God! As Christians, we are not immune to the attacks that come to our world; we are not immune to trouble. The Bible never at any point assures us that we will live a trouble-free life; rather, it tells us that there will be afflictions and hardships. Jesus Christ promises His followers many troubles, but He said, «When you go through those, remember I am with you, and that God will deliver us.» We cannot be immune to the troubles of our world; they will come in different forms. Surely, the storms of life will come when we least expect them.
Most of us would wish that the troubles would announce their presence way ahead of time so we can prepare for them before they come. If they did, they would not be tests to our faith. Troubles come when we least expect them, to test our faith. We may not be expecting it, but it comes. Yet God is faithful, and we trust Him on the mountain and in the valley. The same God of the daytime is also the God of the nighttime. When we see Him, He is faithful; when we don’t see Him, He is faithful. When we feel His presence, He is faithful; when we don’t feel His presence, He is faithful. That is the reality of our walk with God; it is a walk of faith. We walk by faith and not by sight.
So there may be things standing on top of us, there may be turbulence all around us, and we don’t know what is around the next corner. We don’t know how things are going to pan out, but we know God will remain faithful in the dark and in the night. So I want to assure you: don’t lose control of your faith in God and don’t lose your assurance of God’s faithfulness. He is a covenant-keeping God. Your job is to trust Him, for He will remain your constant in an ever-changing world. He will be there when nothing else is there, and He will be with you. He will keep you and give you the victory. So remember the faithfulness of the Lord this week as you go about your activities. Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, You are a covenant keeper. I thank You, Lord, that in all situations You remain faithful. In Jesus' name, amen.