- Faithfulness
Psalm 119:90
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:
Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
“Great is Thy Faithfulness.” God’s faithfulness is unto all generations. All the people on the earth at any one time are recipients of His Faithfulness. And it is for all people for all time. No one is left out of the thought and care of God. The attention and interest of God the Creator for every created person is firmly established and abides forever.
The promise is that God will be faithful, that is, God will keep His promises. Faithfulness means that a person will do what he says; he will be a man of his word; he will keep his promises; if he said it is as good as done. Faithfulness means that a person will be trusted to keep a vow or an oath. An oath may be sworn on one’s own life. A vow is spoken so that those who hear it can trust the speaker. Vows are the bedrock of marriage: faithfulness to the spouse, faithfulness to the vow, and faithfulness to the Lord before whom it is promised. When that vow is fulfilled and the promise is kept the marriage will be blessed and stable.
Social interactions as well as business dealings are based on faithfulness. Vows and promises are made all the time so that we can live and go about the business living life with other people. A trustworthy man of integrity, a man of his word, is a valued friend and associate. God the Lord is such a person, and 100% so. God makes vows and oaths and many promises to us; He is faithful to every one. He promises to be faithful to his promises.