Sustained By The Faithfulness of God

Before reading below please read 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Tonight I had the joy of listening to a sermon by pastor John Piper titled "Sustained by the Faithfulness of God." The purpose of his message was to give those listening a crystal clear understanding of our identity as Christians. Our identity as Christians is not in what this world establishes identity in such as what materials we possess, what people we love, or what we achieve. Our identity as Christians is soley based on who we are in relation to our calling into the fellowship of Jesus Christ.

In his sermon pastor Piper declared two questions that should sum up our entire identity and our entire purpose in our lives. They are "What happened in the past to make you a Christian?" and "What will happen in the future to keep you a Christian?" His answers to these questions are as follows : What happened in the past to make you a Christian? - The Call of God. What will happen in the future to keep you a Christian? – The Faithfulness of God. But what does this mean you ask? What this means is that we are all Christians because God CALLED us unto himself. He sought as out when we knew him not. He pursued our hearts in order that we might answer his call with faith in Christ. He invited us to share in the Glory of himself by an eternal fellowship with him in Heaven. Secondly God will keep us following him until the end of our lives because of his faithfulness! God will not abandon those whom he has called! He is faithful to the end! Verses 7-9 states that we are not lacking in any spiritual gift in Christ who will sustain us until the end, guiltless in the day of the Lord Jesus because GOD IS FAITHFUL. Praise GOD for pursuing us throughout our lives, continually bringing us back to himself that our hearts might love him, yearn to be with him, desire to sing praises of his faithfulness, and seek to follow him all the days of our lives. Thank you Lord for continually pursuing me and calling me to share in the fellowship you have given us through your son Jesus Christ. When I have strayed you have sought out this foolish sheep and carried me back into the company of your love.You are faithful oh my ROCK and my SALVATION, you will forever remain faithful oh Father of Glory!