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Hope in God’s Faithfulness

Dependable friends are priceless. When they promise to help and then show up to truly help us, we call them reliable, trustworthy—faithful.

Throughout the biblical story, God is described as faithful because he truly does what he says he will do. At various moments in the story, God makes promises to Abraham and his descendants. They trust what God says, placing their hope in his promises while believing God would be faithful. God rarely makes good on his promises in the ways that people expect, but he is still faithful to do everything he says he will.

When God takes on human flesh through Jesus, he remains just as faithful and true as he always has been. We hope in Jesus because Jesus is God—constantly trustworthy, always faithful. He promises to renew humanity and all creation, and because he is faithful, we can trust him and embrace deep hope.

When we become weary and heavily burdened from our jobs, relationships, and circumstances, Jesus is faithful to give us rest. When we confess our sins, Jesus is faithful to forgive us. When we live generously with our resources towards others, Jesus is faithful to care for our needs.

We have hope in Jesus’ ability to renew everything and to reunite Heaven and Earth, as he promised. We can trust him because he is dependable, trustworthy—faithful.