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What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? Romans 3:3
D.L. MOODY
I am so tired of the Christianity that is made up of negations: what people don’t believe. I met a man some time ago, and he said, “I don’t believe this.” I talked with him a little and made another statement; he didn’t believe that. Finally, I said, “Man, will you tell me what you do believe?” and I found he didn’t believe anything except that he didn’t believe.
ERWIN LUTZER
The man of whom Moody spoke was certainly not a believer. It is not possible to be saved without believing something, namely, the message of the gospel. We are comforted by Romans 3:3 because, even as believers, there are times we might not be faithful but, thankfully, that doesn’t negate the faithfulness of God. God is faithful to us, even when we are not faithful to Him.
Here is a striking example: Think of the faithfulness of God toward Lot. When angels came to Sodom to rescue him from the coming judgment, you might think he would have welcomed them. Not so. He had to be, almost literally, dragged out of the city. God could have destroyed him, along with his wife and daughters. But at some point, Lot had believed in the God of his uncle Abraham. So, God was faithful to this man, sparing him the judgment that fell on the city (Genesis 19).
Tragically, though Lot left Sodom geographically, Sodom remained in his heart. Yet we read, “If [God] rescued righteous Lot…then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment” (2 Peter 2:7, 9). God is faithful even when we are not; He cannot deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).
PRAYER
Father, forgive me for the times I have doubted your promises and have not been faithful to you. Thank you for standing beside me even when I was faithless.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
How have you seen God’s faithfulness to you in the midst of your unfaithfulness?
Why is God always faithful?