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God's perfect loyalty and consistency in being true to his name, his character and his word.

God's faithfulness is an integral part of his nature

Numbers 23:19 God's limitless power and steadfast love imply complete faithfulness which contrasts with human nature; Lamentations 3:22–23 See also Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 7:8–9, Deuteronomy 32:4; Romans 4:21; 2 Timothy 2:13

God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

God is faithful to his name and character

2 Timothy 2:13 See also Nehemiah 9:8; Psalm 106:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Hebrews 6:13–18

if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

God's faithfulness is known through fulfilled promises

Joshua 23:14 See also Joshua 21:45; 1 Kings 8:56; 1 Chronicles 16:15; Psalm 145:13; 2 Peter 3:9

Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.

Examples of God's faithfulness in fulfilled promises

Abraham's fatherhood

Genesis 12:2–3, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 21:1–2; Romans 9:9; Galatians 4:28; Hebrews 6:13–15, Hebrews 11:11

The building of the temple

2 Samuel 7:12–13 parallel 1 Chronicles 17:11–12; 1 Kings 8:17–21 parallel 2 Chronicles 6:7–11

The exile in Babylon

Jeremiah 25:8–11 God's faithfulness will not always mean human prosperity. See also 2 Kings 25:8–12 parallels 2 Chronicles 36:17–21, Jeremiah 52:12–16; Ezra 1:1–3; Jeremiah 52:27, Jeremiah 29:10; Daniel 9:2–3, Daniel 9:15–19

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

God's faithfulness is revealed to the faithful

2 Samuel 22:26 See also Galatians 3:14; Hebrews 10:23

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

God's faithfulness is constant

Romans 3:3–4 God's faithfulness is not negated by human unfaithfulness. See also Ezekiel 12:25; Habakkuk 2:3; 2 Timothy 2:13

What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

Jesus Christ is the ultimate evidence of God's faithfulness

Acts 13:32–33 See also John 14:9–11; Romans 15:8–9; 2 Corinthians 1:20–22; Hebrews 3:2–6; Revelation 1:5, Revelation 19:11

And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’