TEXT: Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV)
INTRO: God is faithful. God’s faithfulness is not something He does. Faithfulness is (part of) who God is, it is part of His character. But how do we know that God is faithful? If someone told you “I am a faithful person”, would you believe them, or would you want proof over a long period of time? Taking God at His word is never wrong. If He said it, it can be trusted. But how can we go from faith to truly knowing that He is faithful? We must experience Him and His faithfulness first hand … and my guess is that all of us have … even if we haven’t stopped to think about it yet. So, let’s examine how we can know that He is faithful.
