{"id":35195,"date":"2023-03-29T03:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=35195"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:28:28","slug":"march-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/03\/29\/march-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"March 29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Semper Fi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.”<\/em> 1 Thessalonians 5:24<\/p>\n

For the uninitiated, Semper Fi stands for Semper Fidelis, which translates as “Always Faithful.” I cannot think of a more apt description of God. No matter the anger, the violence, the horror, the darkness, He is still faithful.\u00a0No matter the chaos, the unimaginable pain, the deep-seated fear, He is still faithful. In the fury of the storm, in the heat of the battle, when all strength is gone, you will find Him faithful.<\/p>\n

As I was praying, I began to remember times when I was lost or bewildered, times when all hope was gone, times of defeat and condemnation. In my desperation, my God stood faithful to answer, faithful to supply the thing needed, faithful to give wisdom, faithful to heal, faithful to rescue.<\/p>\n

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  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Restoration of a broken marriage<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Healing of terminal cancer<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Financial blessing \u2013 From broke to blessed!<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purchase of a home when the bank account held only $67<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Return of the prodigals to faith<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Disaster unexplainably diverted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All these things and more I have personally experienced. We can count on God to uphold His Word and keep every promise.\u00a0Don’t give up too soon. He is always at work on our behalf and delights to answer our prayers and to do those things only He can do.\u00a0He is more than we can ask or think.<\/p>\n

    Remember the day of your salvation. That holy moment was God being God. He was faithful to see you and love you right where you were.\u00a0He supplied all that His righteousness demanded.<\/p>\n

    Bring to mind all He has done for you thus far. He is not finished with you and He will continue to meet you in faithfulness.<\/p>\n

    “If we are faithless, He remains faithful.\u00a0 He cannot deny Himself”<\/em> (2 Timothy 2:13).<\/p>\n

    “But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one”<\/em> (2 Thessalonians 3:3).<\/p>\n

    “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”<\/em> (Hebrews 10:23).<\/p>\n

    Father, You are my rock and my salvation. When all else fails, You stand stronger than the mountains, steadfast and unfailing. Blessed be Your name. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Semper Fi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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