Blessing for Today, Promise for Tomorrow

I was reading in 2 Samuel a few days ago where David is fleeing for his life. He cries out to the Lord to be rescued. In the midst of his trials, he writes beautiful, encouraging, promising Psalms like this one from Psalm 40:1-3...

"I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the Lord."

The devotion that morning said, "How David must have rubbed his eyes in astonishment as he saw God provide for him a table "in the presence of his enemies." Can you cast your mind back at this moment to something special that God did for you to demonstrate His tender love and care? Every Christian has these times - how sad we forget them so soon. God never does anything special in our lives for the sake of the passing hour - it's done also as a pledge to the future. It's as though God is saying: "I'll do this for you now, not only to meet your need, but also that you might always know you are the object of My love."

If new dangers startle us with fear, we have forgotten His past mercies. How David remembered God's consistent love and deliverance. One reason I'm so glad we keep this blog is so we can look back and see His past mercies. Like this one or this one or this one. God is faithful EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I read somewhere else, in reference to 2 Timothy 2:13 which says, "If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself," that everything about God is vast and incomparable, including His faithfulness. He never forgets a thing, never makes a mistake, never fails to keep a promise, never falters over a decision, never retracts a statement He has made, and has never breached a contract. Every declaration He has made, every promise He has given, every covenant He has struck is bestowed by His faithful character.