He Never Gives Up On Us

I can recall a time when the adolescent years were quickly fading. I was entering young adulthood. One morning, I sat perched on a steep rock overlooking the dark, cobalt blue waters of the Atlantic. The waves rolled and crashed against the beach below. The sky was clear with a few patchy, cotton thin clouds that drifted aimlessly above.

There I read this Scripture in Psalms 36:5, "Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds." (KJV)

How little I understood the Scripture until years later when spiritual, moral and emotional failure lead to me very dark places. Even in those times, God was faithful to call and woo me back to Him.

I'm reminded of the hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Thomas Obediah Chisholm (1866-1960)

Because God is faithful we have hope for a brighter tomorrow. We may feel stuck and at loss in what to do or where to go. But God is faithful to leave the ninety-nine sheep to find the one who had wander off into danger (Matthew 18:12). And He is faithful to come running down the road to embrace the prodigal son who came home (Luke 15:20).

And this is my point.

Our condition does not determine His faithfulness to us. He's faithful to His word. What He said He will do. However, the Lord does ask a very soul-searching question. When He returns will He find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8).

A God who never gives up on us, we in turn, must only become more faithful to Him.