Love and Faithfulness

These two characteristics are important in one’s life towards both man and God!

Proverbs 3:3-4 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.

Of course as a follower of Jesus we must be faithful to Him. He is our King and Savior! We also must have a love for Him like no other! He gave His life for us after all! I am always reminded of where our love for Jesus should be compared to man by there verses:

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Jesus does not want us to hate anyone especially our own family but He does expect our love and faithfulness to Him be way above what we have for anyone else! Can you say that?

We also need to be a person of love and faithfulness to our fellow man. We are no better than our words and our actions. Jesus tells us to be the light of the world and this involves being a person of love and faithfulness to others.

Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Jesus was all about love and faithfulness and as followers of Him, we are to imitate Him! He is our example of a godly life! Are you a faithful person and a demonstrator of love to others?

God tells us when we are faithful and a lover of Him and our fellow man blessings will come in the proverbs verse at the beginning of this devotion. Are you reaping those blessings?

Tom