Faithfulness

The one quality that God looks for in us, his servants and stewards, is faithfulness.
(1Cor 4:2) Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.

Paul says faithfulness “is required”. This picture is of God looking us over, putting us under his magnifying glass, looking for faithfulness and giving or withholding his blessings on the basis of faithfulness.

Faithfulness is the key word in the relationship between God and us. The Bible tells us that God is faithful to his covenant (his promise of salvation) with us.

(Deut 7:9) Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

(2Tim 2:13 )If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

In his covenant faithfulness God is absolutely trustworthy and utterly dependable. He will keep covenant with us, and he will do so forever. He will keep covenant with us even though it demanded that he nailed his own eternal Son to a Roman cross. In describing God's covenant relationship with us, the Bible uses phrases like abiding faithfulness and eternal love.

“Great is your faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Now bless me, Lord, that I too will remain faithful to you and your work! Amen.”