Faithfulness Will Protect You

Did you know faithfulness isn’t just a nice trait people have? Not only are faithful people promoted, but the faithful are also protected. That’s right. Faithfulness closes the door on the devil and keeps him out of your stuff.

It will keep you safe and secure, even in the midst of a dangerous world. All you have to do is look at Daniel to know that. He was one of the most faithful men in the Bible. As a teenager, like Joseph, he was taken captive to Babylon as a servant in the king’s palace. He was so faithful in that position, he kept being promoted, until eventually, King Darius set him over the whole realm! 

What happened next?

Those who had wanted his promotion looked for a way to destroy him. But because there was no dirt to dig up on him, they had to make something up! 

Of course, that’s when they came up with the plan to “catch” him being faithful to pray to God after first making it illegal to do so. With the threat of death under King Darius’ order, Daniel was still faithful to pray to God every day. He could have stopped praying for the 30-day timespan this decree was in effect, but he was going to honor God, regardless of what happened. Lions’ den or no lions’ den, he was going to keep doing exactly what he’d always done because he valued being faithful to God above the king’s decree.

Daniel’s faithfulness shut the door on the devil and made even sleeping in the lions’ den of no threat to him. He was perfectly protected! He had confidence that God would be faithful to him. Sure enough, God not only brought Daniel out of the lions’ den unharmed, but He also caused the tables to be turned on Daniel’s enemies, so they could never try to hurt him again.

The same power is available to you in your life. When you are faithful, it closes the door on the devil to steal, kill and destroy in your life. Faithfulness is obedience to God, and when we are obedient, we are protected from the enemy’s devices.

Determine to become a faithful person! Then, enjoy the fruit that comes from yielding to the Spirit.