Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
A couple of years back I attended and led a marriage conference. What an amazing time we had! God moved so greatly and effectively. Walls of division were torn down and a unity seemed to flood every one of our sessions. To get these sessions in a lot of work had to be done. My wife and I studied for hours about what to say. Our couples prayed hard about what God would do with their marriage. Our hosts, Jae and Amy Thomas' family with the Big Oak Ranch, prepared a menu, cooked and served every meal. Much labor had to be done in order for these walls to be torn down. A lot of faithfulness to the work of saving marriages was done for these meetings.
Although it was a sixty hour weekend conference, counting sessions, sleeping, dinner and activities, much more time and faithfulness was put into it. Taking off work, people keeping children, packing and preparing... So much faithfulness was put into these marriages.
But more than our faithfulness, look at God's faithfulness. I want you to know The Lord God, He is God. The Faithful God! He will never fail. He will never leave. He supplies all things. When I forget things, He remembers them. He is so faithful to remind me. He keeps His covenant with us through His mercy and love all the way through thousands of generations. Forever!
At this conference, a reminder that marriage is a covenant and not a contract was mentioned. A contract is a legalistic agreement that has terms and conditions in which it can be broken. But a covenant is a promise of God's love to us. A covenant is a promise that is kept! We keep His commands not because we have to, but because we are in love with Him and want to. We obey Him and submit to Him because of His love for us.
But you know something? Even when I fail at following and submitting, HE IS FAITHFUL! God is so faithful to me and no one can take the place of Him! Thank you Lord, the Faithful God, for loving me faithful for a thousand generations to eternity.
