Isaiah 11:1-5   There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.  The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.  His delight is in the fear of the LORD, and He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears; but with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, and faithfulness the belt of His waist.

 

Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

 

Lamentations 3:22-23   Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

 

Matthew 25:23   His lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”

 

1 Corinthians 1:8-9   Who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

1 Corinthians 4:2   Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

 

1 Corinthians 10:13   No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

 

Galatians 5:22  But the fruit of the Spirit is…  faithfulness.

 

Colossians 1:3-8   We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

 

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24   Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

 

2 Thessalonians 3:3   But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

 

2 Timothy 2:2   And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

 

Hebrews 2:17   Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

 

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

 

1 Peter 4:19   Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

 

1 John 1:9   If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

Revelation 2:10  … Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

 

Revelation 2:13   I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

 

Revelation 17:14   These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.

 

Revelation 19:11-16   Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war… He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.  And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.  Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

 

Revelation 21:5   Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

 

 

 

PRAYER

 

Our Father in Heaven,

This morning we praise You

    And God the Son

    And God the Holy Spirit

    As the faithful God.

 

We laud and magnify You

    As the One Who alone

    Is reliable, trustworthy, true.

 

In our times of

    Moral and physical and emotional trials;

In our temptations

    From Satan, the world, and our flesh;

In our pressures and persecutions

    For our faith;

In our bodily pains;

In our emotional distresses,  

    We give You thanks

        That we can turn to You,

        And always find

        That in the heaving and quaking earth,

            You are a solid, unshakeable Rock.

 

 

We praise You

That You have asserted Your faithfulness

In faithful Words,

In covenants and promises
    To Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
    To David,
    To the nation of Israel;
    To Jesus Christ, God the Son;

And, through them, to us

    Who are joined to Your Son through

Your election,

Your calling,

And Your gift of faith in Him.

 

 

We exalt You as

    The faithful Creator and Redeemer.

 

We especially reverence

    Your Son, our Lord Jesus

For His faithfulness to God the Father in

   Coming to earth to become incarnate;

   Living a sinless life;

   Dying on the cross 
        To suffer and satisfy 
        The eternal wrath of Deity against our sin;

   Rising from the dead

    To assure eternal life to all 
    Who repent and believe in Him;
 Ascending to be seated as our Great High Priest 
    To intercede for us;
 And promising to return to reign on His throne 
    On and over the earth in great power and glory.

We come to You, O God our Father,
Through Jesus, our merciful and faithful High Priest,
    Trusting in our Heavenly Father and our Lord and Savior 
        To sanctify us and establish us blameless
        Until and when Jesus returns for us;
    Trusting that You will preserve us from the evil one;
    Trusting that You will always forgive our sins
        And cleanse us from all unrighteousness;
    Trusting that if we die before Jesus returns, 
        He will gather us to Himself now and keep us 
        With Him forever – even bringing us to share 
        With Him our glorious inheritance 
            In His reign on and over all the earth.

 

O God, we worship You as the faithful God.

 

And we ask that

    As You are unfailing in Your faithfulness to us,

    You will make us faithful to You and Your will.

 

Make us faithful

    To obey Your will revealed in Your Word, the Bible.

Make us faithful

    To resist Satan, the world, and the flesh

    In our daily moral decisions.

Make us faithful

    To speak Your Word

    Of righteousness and salvation to people.

Make us faithful in ministry in the Body of Christ

    To pass on Your Word

    To faithful ones in our Church,
        So they may give it 
        To other faithful ones.

 

Even this morning as we

    Sing Your praises,

    Pray to You,

    Commune at our Lord’s Table,

    And listen to our Pastor’s teaching of Your Word,

O God our Father

    Through God the Son,

    And God the Holy Spirit,

        Make us faithful stewards of Your Word.

        Make us faithful until death.

 

In the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
    “The faithful and true witness,”
Amen.


Dr. James R. Mook