PM Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1.4-9

Brent T. Willey

“God Is Faithful”

Introduction:

1. Who can we trust? Man? Rarely! (Psa. 116.11; Jer. 17.5)
2. Consider God faithfulness, He, “who cannot lie” (Titus 1.2; cf., 2 Cor. 1.18-20; Deut. 7.9; Lam. 3.23; 1 Cor. 1.9).
3. And so, “the just shall live by faith” (Rom. 1.17).

IN YOUR DECISIONS – TRUST HIS WISDOM!

1. Trust His words of wisdom. (Prov. 25.19; John 6.66-68)
2. “If any of you lack wisdom…” (James 1.5).

IN YOUR WEAKNESS – TRUST HIS POWER!

1. Jesus encourages us to “ask…seek…knock” (Matt. 7.7).
2. God can do more than we imagine! (Eph. 3.20)

IN YOUR FAILURES – TRUST HIS GRACE!

1. He will forgive even when men won’t! (1 John 1.9)
2. “By the grace of God I am what I am” (1 Cor. 15.10).

IN YOUR TRIALS – TRUST HIS JUSTICE!

1. Persecution will befall the godly! (2 Tim. 3.12)
2. God can deliver us from evil as no other can do! (Rom. 12.9)

IN YOUR ADVERSITY – TRUST HIS COMPASSION!

1. He knows our struggle with temptation & sin! (1 Cor. 10.13)
2. The Psalmist looked to God, so must we! (Psa. 121.1-2)

IN YOUR NEEDS – TRUST HIS PROVIDENCE!

1. “Every perfect gift is from above…” (James 1.17).
2. God is the Great Provider… (Cf., Matt. 5.45; Eph. 1.3)

Conclusion: In whom do you put your trust? We only have a few choices: self, others, things or God…