May the Lord find us faithful (Part 1)

May the Lord find us faithful
God has not given us the spirit of fear,
But has given us the strength to obey.
With power and sound mind,
with love, the unfailing kind,
O be not ashamed of His way.

Chorus:
May the Lord find us faithful.
May His Word be our banner held high.
May the Lord find us faithful.
Everyday, though we live, though we die.

No man that seeketh after things of this life
is a soldier who passes the test.
Be faithful, be working,
be running, be serving,
Be searching His Word for His best.

Living or dying, may honor be Thine,
From this wretched life, You loved and forgave.
A life that is on fire,
be only our heart’s desire.
Be faithful from now to the grave.

As we sang this song on Sunday, many thoughts struck my mind. I took some time looking through the Bible and meditating on some of the truths in this song. Actually one truth - faithfulness.

What is faithfulness?

It seems like faithfulness is no longer such a big thing today. We rarely hear the word 'faithful' being mentioned. As the song goes, I started to think over the meaning on faithful and what does it mean by the line 'May the Lord find us faithful'.

“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;" (Deuteronomy 7:9)

Faithfulness is a quality possessed by God! Here, we see the meaning of faithfulness. God demonstrates His faithfulness by keeping His covenant for a thousand generations, which means that God never breaks His Word. In the same way, let's ask ourselves, are we faithful in keeping our word? Do we make promises just to break them?

"Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?" (Proverbs 20:6)

People are constantly seeking to be praised, exalted and lifted up. We are always going around and proclaiming and boasting about our goodness and our glory, but rarely we can find a faithful man.

Where can we find someone who will arrange chairs without seeking to be noticed? Where can we find someone willing to do powerpoint without wanting to be recognised? Where can we find someone serving without the desire to be singled out?

So practically, what does it mean for us to be faithful?

Let's find out in our next installment of May the Lord find us faithful.