Bible Questions Answered:
“...so after all I had done for him,
he didn't save a job for me after all, I've given up on
everything...”
Darlene/ Stockholm County, Sweden
Bible Answer:
In discouragement,
it is so easy to lump unfaithful people and God, together, but that
is a terrible mistake!
Romans 3:3,4 NLT
3 True, some
of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does
that mean God will be unfaithful?
4 Of course
not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true..."
Hebrews 13:5,8 KJV
5 "... for
He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
8 Jesus Christ
the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Bible Texts:
The Faithfulness Of
God:
Genesis 9:16,17 KJV
16 And the bow shall be in the
cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting
covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is
upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is
the token of the covenant, which I have established between Me and
all flesh that is upon the earth.
Genesis 28:15 KJV
And, behold, I am with thee, and
will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee
again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done
that which I have spoken to thee of.
Exodus 34:6 KJV
And The Lord passed by before him,
and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, Merciful and Gracious, Long
suffering, and abundant in Goodness and Truth,
Numbers 23:19 KJV
God is not a man, that He should
lie; neither The son Of Man, that He should repent: hath He said, and
shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?
Deuteronomy 7:8,9 KJV
8 But because The Lord loved you,
and because He would keep the oath which He had sworn unto your
fathers, hath The Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and
redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh
king of Egypt.
9 Know therefore that The Lord thy
God, He is God, The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand
generations;
Joshua 23:14 KJV
And, behold, this day I am going the
way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your
souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which
The Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto
you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
I Kings 8: 56-58 KJV
56 Blessed be The Lord, that hath
given rest unto His people Israel, according to all that He promised:
there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He
promised by the hand of Moses His servant.
57 The Lord our God be with us, as
He was with our fathers: let Him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58 That He may incline our hearts
unto Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and
His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
Psalm 9:10 KJV
And they that know thy name will put
their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek
thee.
Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall
not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with
me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my
cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of
The Lord for ever.
Psalm 33:4 KJV
For The Word Of The Lord is right;
and all His works are done in Truth.
Psalm 36:5 KJV
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the
heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Psalm 86:15 KJV
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of
compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and
Truth.
Psalm 89:1,2 KJV
1 I will sing of the mercies of The
Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to
all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be
built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very
heavens.
Psalm 100:4,5 KJV
4 Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him,
and bless His name.
5 For The Lord is good; His mercy is
everlasting; and His Truth endureth to all generations.
Psalm 111:7-9 KJV
7 The works of His hands are verity
(truth) and judgment; all His commandments are sure.
8 They stand fast for ever and ever,
and are done in Truth and uprightness.
9 He sent redemption unto His
people: He hath commanded His covenant for ever: holy and reverend is
His name.
Psalm 119:64,65,90 NLT
64 O Lord, your
unfailing love fills the earth; teach me your decrees.
65 You have
done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised.
90 Your
faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth
you created.
Psalm 121:1-3,7,8 KJV
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from The Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer (permit) thy
foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from
all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going
out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm 136:26 NLT
Give thanks to The God Of Heaven.
His faithful love endures forever.
Proverbs 18:24 KJV
A man that hath friends must shew
himself friendly: and there is A Friend that sticketh closer than a
brother.
Isaiah 54:9,10 KJV
9 For this is as the waters of Noah
unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more
go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with
thee, nor rebuke thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart,
and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee,
neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith
The Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NLT
11 For I know the plans I have for
you,” says The Lord. “They are plans for good and not for
disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
12 In those days when you pray, I
will listen.
13 If you look for Me
wholeheartedly, you will find Me.
Lamentations 3:22,23 KJV
22 It is of The Lord's mercies that
we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great
is thy faithfulness.
Malachi 3:6 NLT
“I am The Lord, and I do not
change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already
destroyed.
John 16:33 NLT
I have told you all this so that you
may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and
sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
I Corinthians 1:9 KJV
God is faithful, by whom ye were
called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
I Corinthians 10:13 KJV
There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not
suffer (permit) you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to
bear it.
I Thessalonians 5:23,24 KJV
23 And the very God Of Peace
sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is He that calleth you,
who also will do it.
II Thessalonians 3:3 NLT
But The Lord is Faithful; He will
strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
II Timothy 2:13,19 KJV
13 If we believe not, yet He abideth
faithful: He cannot deny Himself.
19 Nevertheless the foundation of
God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are
His. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity.
Hebrews 6:18 NLT
So God has given both His promise
and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is
impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for
refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies
before us.
Hebrews 10:23 KJV
Let us hold fast the profession of
our faith without wavering; (for He is Faithful that promised;)
Hebrews 11:11 KJV
Through faith also Sara herself
received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when
she was past age, because she judged Him Faithful who had promised.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
Let your conversation be without
covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I Peter 4:19 NLT
So if you are suffering in a manner
that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives
to the God who created you, for He will never fail you.
II Peter 3:9 KJV
The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance.
I John 1:9 KJV
If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
I John 5:14,15 KJV
14 And this is the confidence that
we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He
heareth us:
15 And if we know that He hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired
of Him.
