Praise the Lord Church, today's topic is all about faithfulness and remaining faithful.
Our main scripture today is Galatians 5, 22 through 23 in the ESV version.
It says, but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Now if you see here, faithfulness is part of the fruit of the Spirit.
But sometimes faithfulness can be overlooked.
What does it exactly mean to be faithful?
Well, faithfulness means to be full of faith.
Believing in Jesus is the first step to salvation.
To be growing and to be sanctified, we have to keep believing, having faith in Jesus.
And when we are full of faith, when we are committed to Jesus, we take that same love and show it to others.
You can hear the term being faithful to your friends, and we can even be faithful stewards over what we have.
The second scripture I want to talk to you about is 2 Corinthians 5, verse 7 in the ESV version.
And it says, for we walk by faith, not by sight.
Faith means to completely put your trust in Jesus.
Because when we look into past circumstances, we have enough evidence to know why we should even trust Him in the first place.
Our faith should only be in Jesus.
Because when we put our faith in other things, it will draw us away from Christ.
Faith is so important because strong relationships are built on it.
Faith is the foundation of our relationship with Jesus.
The last scripture is Revelation 2, verse 10.
It says, do not fear what you are about to suffer.
Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison.
That you may be tested, and for 10 days you will have tribulation.
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
If your friends got sick, or if your friends going through really hard time, you pray with them.
Part of Godly love is to stay committed.
And love is an ongoing thing, so should our faith in Jesus.
Because in Galatians 5, verse 22-23, it starts off with love.
Because Godly love includes joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The more we put our faith in Jesus, the more others will be able to trust us.
Because our walk with Christ should only be getting stronger.
And even though it's not the easy way, the way we learn and get stronger is by going through hard situation, by going through tribulations.
Our points for today are one.
Faithfulness equals committed to Jesus, even when things get difficult.
The second point is trust Jesus, not things or people.
And the third point is Jesus was the ultimate example of being faithful and obedient unto death.
And the more we grow, the more we're trying to be like Jesus.
So we should be faithful and obedient, even if it means that we lose some friends.
Or even if it means that circumstances happen.
But we should always remember that when something is unto Jesus, it's always for the good.
So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help you.
But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord today.
To receive Him into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 through 10.
It says that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present, and future, sins you may commit.
This truth is not a free past to sin any time.
Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel to others.
You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life.