Hey ya! Today we will be discussing the difference between loyalty and faithfulness. Is there a difference, or are they essentially the same concept? According to the bible, God’s loyalty and faithfulness look the same. They are both considered to be God’s unwavering commitment to His children, granting them endless grace, mercy and love, despite the circumstance. However, when we speak of these concepts as they apply to human beings, do you still think they are the same?
For example, God love’s us through it ALL. How many times have you cursed Him? Forgotten Him? Rebelled against Him? SINNED against Him? And yet, He was STILL so faithful that He sent His ONLY begotten Son to die on the cross for our sins. Realistically speaking, does HUMAN loyalty grant that?
If you loved someone and they betrayed you, would you still be loyal to them? Would you be willing to sacrifice what you hold dearest to your heart, for that same person who stabbed you in the back? I’m willing to bet that the answer to that question, for most people, myself included, would be ABSOLUTELY NOT. Human logic would prompt us that making that decision would not only be exceedingly foolish, but exceedingly NAIVE. What’s to stop them from betraying you again if they had no problem doing it to you THE FIRST TIME. Precisely proving, why we, human beings, will always fall short of God’s grace and glory. This also inadvertently proves that God’s thoughts are not like our thoughts and His ways not like our ways.
Hopefully, the following scriptures serve as textual evidence that God’s faithfulness far supersedes man’s loyalty.
“For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that HE [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.” –John 3:16
“Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].” –Isaiah 30:18
“So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say, “THE LORD IS MY HELPER [in time of need], I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?” –Hebrews 13:6
“Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever.” –Hebrews 13:8
“What then shall we say to all those things? If God is for us, who can be [successfully] against us?” –Romans 8:31
“Therefore know [without any doubt] and understand that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who is keeping His covenant and His [steadfast] lovingkindness to a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;” –Deuteronomy 7:9
“For the Lord is good; His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting, His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.” –Psalm 100:5
“He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions, And under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.” –Psalm 91:4
Personally, I’d rather God’s faithfulness…but I ask, which would you prefer?
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