"Though the Lord's mercies were not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."
For someone to be faithful means that they are worthy of trust. We often think of this verse in terms of what God can do for us. He is faithful to keep all the promises He has made, and the Bible is full of many waiting to be claimed, so why not just grab a few and order God to be faithful every new morning?
Most of us forget one of the first rules of Bible study, context, and therefore miss the rest of the verse: "The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him." A second rule of Bible study is to find cross-references like this Psalm, which says, "To the faithful you show yourself faithful." To ask if God is worthy of our faith is rhetorical. To ask if we are worthy of is trust is detrimental to our relationship with Him. How do I earn God's faith?
"This is the one I esteem (highly regard): He who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my Word." we already know God's faithfulness is great, but how about mine? Lam 3:22-25; Ps 18:25; Isa 66:2
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