Faithfulness

Proverbs 20:6 - "Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?"

Faithfulness is truly a rarity these days. God is seeking those who are faithful. I believe that faithfulness is one of the highest qualities of Christian character. Yet, it is not talked about much.

It is interesting to see that this verse talks about unfailing love before it goes into faithfulness. This is because faithfulness come out of love for God and others. Our steadfast commitment to God comes out of our love, therefore, our lack of faithfulness towards him and others show our lack of love for Him. In the same way our lack of faithfulness in relation to others shows our lack of love for that person or persons.

Now there is a faithfulness that does not come from love. This faithfulness comes from a sense of duty or obligation. This kind of faithfulness can be strong, but never as strong as the faithfulness that comes out of love.

God call us to love him and others;therefore, he calls us to faithfulness in all that we do. Are we faithful to our family? Are we faithful to the church? Are we faithful in the work place?

We need to say the prayer of David in Psalms 86:11 - "Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name."