"You Alone Are Loyal"-Conclusion of Jehovah's Matchless Loyalty

Jehovah also shows loyalty by remaining faithful to his word of promise.  When he foretells something, it comes to pass. Jehovah thus stated:  "My word that goes forth from my mouth . . . will not return to me without results, but it will certainly do that in which I have delighted, and it will have certain success in that for which I have sent it." (Isaiah 55:11) By remaining faithful to his word, Jehovah shows loyalty to his people.  He does not keep them anxiously awaiting something that he does not intend to bring about.  Jehovah's reputation is so impeccable in this regard that his servant Joshua as able to say:  "Not a promise failed out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made to the house of Israel; it all came true."  (Joshua 21:45)  We can be confident, them, that we will never be led to disappointment  because of some failure on Jehovah's part to live up to his promises. -Isaiah 49:23; Romans 5:5. 


As noted earlier, the Bible tells us that Jehovah's loving kindness "is to time indefinite." (Psalm 136:1) How is this so? For one thing, Jehovah's forgiveness of sins is permanent. As discussed in Chapter 26, Jehovah does not bring up errors of the past for which a person has been pardoned.  Since "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," each of us should be grateful that Jehovah's loving-kindness is to time indefinite.


But Jehovah's loving-kindness is to indefinite in another sense as well.  His Word says that the righteous one "will certainly become like a tree planted by streams of water, that gives its own fruit in its season and the foliage of which does not wither, and everything he does will succeed."  (Psalm 1:3)  Imagine a luxuriant tree whose foliage never withers!  So, too, if we take genuine delight in God's Word, our lives will be long, peaceful, and fruitful.  The blessings that Jehovah loyally sends to his faithful servants are everlasting.  Truly, in the righteous new world that Jehovah will bring, obedient mankind will experience his lovign0-kindness to time indefinite. - Revelation 21:3, 4.


Next time: "You Alone Are Loyal"-Jehovah "Will Not Leave His Loyal Ones"


From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah