Thursday Psalms: Steadfast!

Repetition is an effective teacher; the main message of Psalm 136 is pretty clear.  "Steadfast love" is repeated in each of the 26 verses of this psalm and repeated 123 times in the book of Psalms.  The Lord certainly wants you to know that His steadfast love endures forever!

PSALM   136:1-9

¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,

      for His steadfast love endures forever.

² Give thanks to the God of gods,

      for His steadfast love endures forever.

³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁴ to Him who alone does great wonders,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁵ to Him who by understanding made the heavens,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁶ to Him who spread out the earth above the waters,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁷ to Him who made the great lights,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁸ the sun to rule over the day,

      for His steadfast love endures forever;

⁹ the moon and stars to rule over the night,

      for His steadfast love endures forever; 

To be steadfast is to be firm, unwavering, immovable and completely trustworthy.  God Himself and His love for you are steadfast!  Pause for a few moments and reflect on examples of God's steadfast love in your life.  For you & me both, we receive the greatest expression of God's love as He forgives our sins [John 3:16].  What a blessed reminder, that God's love & forgiveness are STEADFAST; unwavering and completely trustworthy!  Confess, be forgiven and give thanks right now!

Related to being steadfast, the Lord's love is enduring, reliable, always ours, lasting forever!  What difficult situation are you enduring right now?  Are there areas or days in your life which seem hopeless?  God reminds you today with these words of His, that He loves you forever!  Joshua 1:9 and other verses remind you that God will never leave you nor forsake you.  That's how God delivers His steadfast & enduring love to you:  He is with you and cares for you every hour of every day!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!!!

Peace in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

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