There’s a song that’s been rolling around in my head since my feet hit the floor this morning. The first verse and chorus go like this:
When my heart is racing deep within my chest
When I’m underneath the weight of anxiousness
When my fear is raging and I can’t catch my breath
I will remember
You are faithful still
You have carried me through the deeper waters
Walked beside me through the fire
Faithful still
You have closed the mouth of bigger lions
Conquered even greater giants
Gone before me, and You always will
You are faithful still
And it’s true. Even when we struggle with our own faithfulness to Him—fighting giants, facing lions, overwhelmed in deep waters, struggling to keep our heads above the waves as the tempest rages—He’s there. Faithful Still.
Time after time, God promises in His Word that He will be faithful in so many ways, and I’d like to explore some of them here.
He is Faithful in Our Trials
Though life’s circumstances often rock our boat and the winds of uncertainty blow, Scripture repeatedly reminds us that God is faithful to His promises. Even as Jeremiah suffered under the horrific conditions of Babylon’s siege and occupation, he wrote:
“This I recall to mind, therefore I have hope… His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-23)
The psalmist tells us in Psalm 46:1, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in time of trouble.” And Paul, who endured immense suffering for the sake of Christ, said in 2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”
No matter the size of the storm, God is there. Faithful Still.
He is Faithful to Keep His Promises
By all accounts, God made no fewer than 7,000 promises in His Word—and He is faithful to keep them all. People, even those closest to us, will make promises and break them, often breaking our hearts in the process. I know… I’ve been guilty of it myself.
But Moses reminds us in Numbers 23:19, “God is not a man, that He should lie… Does He promise and not fulfill?” Paul, in Romans 4:21, declares that he was “fully persuaded that what He had promised, He was also able to perform.” And Peter affirms in 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promises.”
Whatever the circumstance, the evidence is undeniable—He is Faithful Still.
He is Faithful Even in Our Doubt
We all have those moments—not doubting God’s existence, but His willingness to come through in time… to meet our needs… to save our loved ones… to heal… Hits home, doesn’t it? Or is it just me?
No matter how many times He proves Himself, we still doubt. Yet Isaiah reminds us in Isaiah 59:1, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.”
Paul urges us in Hebrews 10:23, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” And David, in Psalm 94:19, writes, “In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.”
Even Peter, called by Jesus to step out of the boat in the middle of the storm, took his eyes off the Master and began to sink beneath the waves. But when he cried out for help, Jesus responded—not with condemnation, but with a question:
“Why did you doubt?”
Even when we doubt, even when we wonder if He’s even listening—He is Faithful Still.
He is Faithful When We Stumble
It’s happened to all of us. We’re walking along on our spiritual journey, and out of nowhere, something trips us up—a temptation, a mistake, our own stubborn pride.
David, who had his own share of failures, writes in Psalm 37:23-24, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord… though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down.” Micah declares in Micah 7:8, “Rejoice not against me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall arise.” And Paul reminds the church at Philippi in Philippians 1:6, “He who began a good work in you will complete it.”
So even when we stumble and fall flat on our faces, God is there. Faithful Still.
Regardless of where you are in life—your circumstances, your doubts, your struggles—God is always there, His hand reaching out just as it did for Peter. Because He always has been, still is, and always will be…
Faithful Still.
