This morning in church, our pastor was talking about Hebrews 8. He referenced the verse in Hebrews 7 that states Christ is still interceding for us (7:25), and talked about how Christ continues to minister to the Church—even after being exalted and seated at the Father’s right hand. Woah! What an example of faithfulness—Jesus is still being faithful to be our true High Priest before God. Jesus sets us an example in His faithfulness. Just a couple of chapters later in Hebrews is what we might call the “Hall of Faith,” a summary of how people throughout the Bible have demonstrated faithfulness to God (Hebrews 11). The beginning of that chapter defines faith as “…confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (11:1). This confidence is founded on the knowledge that we have a Great High Priest who is interceding for us and that our Father is faithful to fulfill His promises to us. 

In my personal devotional time, I’ve been reading through Exodus one chapter at a time. Today, I read about the Passover in chapter 12. I was surprised by how much time God takes to instruct His people regarding how they will celebrate this in years to come, and how they will tell future generations what God had done. He hadn’t done it yet, but He was already instructing His people on how to recall and celebrate His faithfulness. And God’s people worshiped and obeyed Him (Exodus 12:27-28). This is convicting to me—how often do I celebrate God’s faithfulness before I see its effect? 

I’m currently in a season of life that I’m confused about and that feels a bit unnecessary, and I know that God is inviting me to trust Him. A friend recently encouraged me to be actively looking for God’s faithfulness and expectant of His presence. I can trust that He will be faithful, and this knowledge frees me to faithfully follow Him wherever He calls me. Our faithfulness is an overflow of the faithful love that our Abba extravagantly pours on us (see 1 John 3:1). So today, let’s rejoice because He is faithful. Let’s proclaim His faithfulness even where we don’t see it yet. And let’s allow His faithfulness to spur us on to faithfully reflect Him to the people and situations He has called us to.