God is Faithful

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord:
This is a chapter of praise! The Jews praised God because he rescued them from the pit of rebellion and the pit of idolatry and established them as his bride and took care of them as they travelled from Egypt to Canaan. God then established them in Canaan, giving them protected cities, free houses, animals they did not raise, vineyards and orchards they did not plant, and wells they did not dig. Yet they jumped into the pit of provocation and the pit of pride in Canaan! Among other things, they intermarried with non-believers and acted as if their accomplishments were of their own making. This provoked God's anger and he sent them at various times into captivity. And yet, every time they ended in captivity and called on God, he forgave them and re-established them as his own…so great was his love. We conclude this chapter seeing the Israelites praise God for his faithfulness in spite of their sins of pit-jumping.

Our headings are:

1. God was faithful in the Past
2. God, be faithful in the Present
3. God, we will be faithful in the Future

Our goals are:
That you will be quick to ask for forgiveness if you fall into a pit, and you will then praise God for his faithfulness to forgive – a forgiveness that comes to you through Christ your Savior.