Fall

1 Kings 8:23-24

"And he said, LORD God of Israel,there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day."

My future is safe in God's past faithfulness. What He has promised He will fulfill, and He has the record to prove it. Every true child of God bears record of God's faithfulness and trustworthiness. Every child of the devil sees God's faithfulness everyday of their life as He stays His hand of judgment, sparing their life one more day, giving one more chance to repent.

The game we played as children, where one stand behind another and promises to catch them when they fall backwards, is a striking example. If our friend has let us fall in the past, will we trust him in the present or the future? No, our self preservation will kick in, our foot instinctively goes back to catch us, our arms prepared to stop the fall. But if we truly trust our Friend, and we know that He has been "catching" others for the past 10,000 years, that no sparrow has fallen without His notice, and are not we of much more value than sparrows, does not reason demand our trust of such a Friend?

Am I convinced in my deepest being of God's faithfulness? Do I trust Him, by my actions to take care of me no matter what? Fall, let Him catch you.