Being faithful to God, to the Bible, and to his commands are important pillars of Christian life. Faithfulness leads us to a closer relationship with Christ, it helps prevent us from sinning, and is one of the fruits of the Spirit. As we grow closer to God, and do his will, we will become more faithful, but there is more to faithfulness than just not sinning. We must love the Lord, and believe what he commands. We must trust that he knows what is right for us, and listen when he commands us to do something.
Being a faithful Christian is harder than it sounds. It involves doing the Lord’s will, even when it is inconvenient. It involves not rejecting the Lord, even if it is socially required. It involves being an outspoken messenger for Jesus, although this is something society frowns upon. Being a faithful follower of the Lord is difficult. Here are some verses on this subject:
Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, “
Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
John 14:15 – “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
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.”
Psalms 91:4 – “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”
1 Corinthians 4:2 – “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”
Psalms 89:33 – “Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.”
2 Timothy 2:13 – “If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”
1 Samuel 12:24 – “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.”
Proverbs 3:5 – 3:6 – “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thine ways acknowledge him, and he shall make thine paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:3 – “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: “
Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: “
Deuteronomy 6:5 – “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 – “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
2 Chronicles 19:9 – “And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.”
John 14:6 – “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
