--- title: 7/22/25 – God’s Unshakable Faithfulness description: "**Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God** - God’s faithfulness is our foundation. We mirror Him in consistency, not convenience. **Rejection can be one of the fiercest enemies of faithfulness**, especially…" url: "https://newwater.church/docs/7-22-25-gods-unshakable-faithfulness/" updated: "2025-07-22" category: Bible Study tags: - 7/22/25 --- # 7/22/25 – God’s Unshakable Faithfulness **Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God** - God’s faithfulness is our foundation. We mirror Him in consistency, not convenience. **Rejection can be one of the fiercest enemies of faithfulness**, especially when you're called to stand in the gap. Why? Because rejection strikes at the heart of identity, purpose, and endurance—the very qualities that sustain intercessors, leaders, and watchmen. **It Attacks Identity** - Standing in the gap requires confidence in your calling. - Rejection whispers, *“You’re not enough,”* or *“You’re not wanted.”* - Like Elijah under the broom tree (1 Kings 19), rejection can make even the faithful question their worth. **2 Peter 1:10** **“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”** To “make your calling and election sure” means to **confirm and solidify your identity and purpose in Christ** through a life of obedience, spiritual growth, and perseverance. **Calling****refers to God’s invitation to salvation and purpose** It’s not random or generic—it’s a **personal summons** to salvation and spiritual purpose. **Romans 8:28–30** speaks of those whom God **called, justified, and glorified**. [28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who **are the called**according to his purpose.](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Romans-8-28/) [29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Romans-8-29/) [30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and **whom he called**, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also **glorified.**](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Romans-8-30/) Your calling isn't just about ministry tasks—it’s about **being set apart** and responding to the heart of God. 2. **Election****speaks to God’s sovereign choice**—His foreknowledge and grace in selecting believers for eternal life. Peter isn’t saying we earn salvation through works. Rather, he’s urging believers to **live in a way that reflects and affirms** the reality of their salvation. **How Do We Make It Sure?** Peter outlines a progression of spiritual virtues in **2 Peter 1:5–7**: **“Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.”** These aren’t just moral upgrades—they’re **evidence of transformation**. When cultivated, they: **Guard against spiritual drift** **HEBREWS 3:12-13** - [12](https://sermoncentral.com/sermons/sermons-about-hebrews-3-12?keyword=Hebrews+3%3A12)Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God. [13](https://sermoncentral.com/sermons/sermons-about-hebrews-3-13?keyword=Hebrews+3%3A13)But continually encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “Today” [and there is an opportunity], so that none of you will be hardened [into settled rebellion] by the deceitfulness of sin [its cleverness, delusive glamour, and sophistication]. **Confirm our identity in Christ** **2 CORITIANS 5:17** - [**17**](https://sermoncentral.com/sermons/sermons-about-2-corinthians-5-17?keyword=2+Corinthians+5%3A17)**Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], *he is* a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]** **3.** **Why It Matters** **“For if you do these things, you will never stumble.” — 2 Peter 1:10 “An entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom…” — 2 Peter 1:11** This is about **living with assurance**, not anxiety. It’s about walking in the Spirit so faithfully that your life becomes a **testimony of divine calling**. **Rejection Breeds Isolation** - Faithfulness thrives in connection—with God and others. - Rejection tempts you to withdraw, abandon your post, and stop interceding. - Ezekiel 22:30 “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” shows God searching for someone to stand in the gap—but finding no one. Rejection may have silenced the willing. **Rejection Weakens Perseverance****-****continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition : the action or condition or an instance of **[**persevering**](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persevering)** : **[**steadfastness**](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steadfastness) - Faithfulness is long-haul obedience. Rejection makes the wait feel pointless. - Like Moses interceding for Israel after the golden calf (Exodus 32), rejection could’ve made him walk away—but he stayed. **Rejection Distorts Discernment** - Rejection can cloud spiritual clarity, making you second-guess what God said. - Faithfulness requires spiritual discipline and trust, even when affirmation is absent. **Rejection Challenges Love** - Galatians 5:6 says *“faith works by love.”* Rejection tempts bitterness, which corrodes love—and therefore, faith. **Redemptive Truth** Rejection doesn’t disqualify you—it refines you. Jesus Himself was *“despised and rejected of men”* (Isaiah 53:3),  yet He stood in the ultimate gap between God and humanity. His rejection became our redemption. ![Loading](https://newwater.church/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader-2x.gif)