The faithfulness of God

Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.”       — Mark 11:22

Some of Jesus’ words to His disciples about having faith in God leave me wondering if I can ever exercise that level of trust and confidence in prayer. I can’t recall telling a mountain to relocate itself into the ocean and watching it happen.

Hudson Taylor, pioneer missionary to China, said that Jesus’ words in Mark 11:22, “Have faith in God,” could be translated, “Hold on to the faithfulness of God.”

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, former pastor of London’s Westminster Chapel, appreciated Taylor’s insight and said: “Faith is holding on to the faithfulness of God and, as long as you do that, you cannot go wrong. Faith does not look at itself or at the person who is exercising it. Faith looks at God . . . Faith is interested in God only, and it talks about God and it praises God and it extols the virtues of God. The measure of the strength of a man’s faith, always, is ultimately the measure of his knowledge of God . . . . He knows God so well that he can rest on the knowledge. And it is the prayers of such a man that are answered.”

“Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations” (Ps. 119:89-90).  — David McCasland

Trust in Him, ye saints, forever —

He is faithful, changing never;

Neither force nor guile can sever

Those He loves from Him.      — Kelly

READ: Mark 11:20-26

Life is not always fair, but God is always faithful.

The Bible in one year:

• Ecclesiastes 1-3

• 2 Corinthians 11:16-33