Psalms 146: 5 Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose HOPE is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever
“…Who keeps faith forever…” This is an interesting phrase. A search of 15 other translations has a number of different expressions. They range from: “He is faithful forever”; “He is true”; “He is loyal forever”; and “He always keeps His word”; and “His promises are true forever”.
The truth is this. God is trustworthy. He says what He means and means what He says. Psalms 145 says, “The Lord is faithful in all His words…” Rom 3:3 says, “What if some were unfaithful, does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By no means!!!”
I find this to be especially comforting. When I sin and blow it, my first thought is this. Will God forgive me? Can I come back into fellowship with Him? Immediately a battle starts taking place in my mind and thoughts. Our adversary Satan immediately says, “NO, you have just exceeded your lifetime portion of grace and forgiveness. God is so sick and tired of your sinning that you may as well pack it in and quit. Just give up, you know you will sin again…”
While this is going on, another voice, the inner voice of the Holy Spirit brings to mind the precious Scriptures, the unfailing, true Truth.
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning, great is Thy faithfulness.” (Lam 3:22,23) He brings to mind 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” The Spirit brings to mind James 5:16 “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed. The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effect.”
Praise God that He is trustworthy and faithful. Praise God that my consistency or lack thereof has NO bearing on His character. I am fickle. He is constant. “He keeps faith forever…”
