In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef reminds us that faithfulness requires a growing relationship with God and His people.
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[00:00:30] Those who are authentically filled with God's Spirit are excited about the things of God.
[00:00:35] They rejoice at the salvation of lost souls.
[00:00:38] They delight in seeing God at work.
[00:00:40] They're enthusiastically eager to worship God and serve Him.
[00:00:44] If you're genuinely faithful, you will find yourself actively pursuing a relationship with God.
[00:00:50] Are you spending time praising and thinking Him, confessing your sins to Him and listening to what He speaks to you from His Word?
[00:00:58] Faithfulness also involves a desire to know God's truth.
[00:01:02] Are you seeking to grow in your understanding of God's principles, purposes and promises?
[00:01:08] Do you read and study the Bible on a daily basis?
[00:01:11] Faithfulness not only demands a growing relationship with God but also growing relationships with believers.
[00:01:18] It means going to church even when you don't feel like it and developing friendships with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
[00:01:25] Hebrews 10, 24-25 reads,
[00:01:29] and let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
[00:01:34] not giving up meeting together as summer in the habit of doing but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the day approaching.
[00:01:44] Faithfulness produces a deep assurance that we are connected to God with a bond that cannot be broken, that extends into eternity.
[00:01:52] God's faithfulness to us leads to our faithfulness to Him and to other people.
[00:01:59] Let's pray. God, thank you for being faithful to us when we have been unfaithful.
[00:02:04] We pray that you would reveal to us specific ways in which we can be more faithful to you and to others.
[00:02:10] Help us to stay zealous for you and your Word.
[00:02:13] We pray this in the name of Jesus, amen.
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