God's faithfulness

Exodus 3:1-14

This is the story of Moses and his assignment.... When he saw the burning bush.. When tending the flock
Of his father-in-law.....we all know and have read this story... Now when God called Moses and instructed
him to remove his sandals ...and.... Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for
you are standing on holy ground. I am the God of your father —the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at
God.

Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their
cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come
down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile
and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites,
Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached
me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh.
You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before
Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”God answered, “I will be with you. And
this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt,
you will worship God at this very mountain.”But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell
them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what
should I tell them?”God replied to Moses, “I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent
me to you.”So, whatever God says, happens.He is a never-changing God, so what He says goes.

Hebrews 13:8.Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.We know these attributes of the
faithfulness of God, but being in a relationship with Him brings this faithfulness to light.God is faithful in
character and in action.He has the last word on all things.

Malachi 3:6.“I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already
destroyed.Even Job, in the midst of trial and hardship, testifies that God does not change.

The Bible says in Matthew 24:36 that one day, the very foundations of our earth will pass away.We can
believe that because God says it.His faithfulness is foundational to who He is.God’s attribute of
faithfulness is transferrable to us. When we are a part of God’s crowd, His attribute of faithfulness
becomes one of our characteristics.We become faithful in reading our Bible and praying.We become
faithful in worship.We become faithful witnesses of the life-changing power of the Gospel.We become
faithful stewards with our money.We become faithful in our work ethic.So, God’s faithfulness not only
describes who He is, it shows us who we, as His children, can become.Think about our God who knows
everything about us, the God who created us, and then we can come to understand that in spite of being
all-knowing of our every fault and our failure, He never chooses to forsake us, or leave us.God is always
faithful.His faithfulness leads us to Himself.There’s nothing that I can do that would change His mind
about loving me intently.There’s no place I could go to escape Him.There’s not a chance God’s
faithfulness will ever cease.There, we find hope and peace and confidence in knowing that the God we
serve will not fail us.Because His faithfulness extends throughout the generations, we can be confident in
knowing that just as He was faithful to Noah, Moses, Job, Esther, Ruth, and so many others, God will be
faithful to you and I today.God’s faithfulness is our example.He leads us to be faithful in response to his
own faithfulness bestowed upon us..

What does it mean to be faithful?(rhetorical)

1.Do you think it is possible to be a faithful person without having a relationship with God? Why?

2.What steps can you take to become more faithful to your family, friends, and to God?

3.Do you think people are willing, or unlikely, to give people a second chance when they are unfaithful?
Why?

Only God himself is ultimately faithful.If you are a Christian, you have been adopted into the family of a
Father who keeps you on his mind.He will never write you off or leave you alone.God will not change His
mind in regard to you nor will he leave you behind.If you are a member of God’s family by faith, then you
have entered into a relationship with God, our Heavenly Father, who will stick closer to you than a
brother.

Prepared by

Eng. Capt.Moses Sam Mureithi