His Faithful Love Endures Forever
Psalm 136 is a passage I’ve read many times before. You probably have too. I have to admit, most times I read it I skip the lines that say His faithful love endures forever so that I can read it faster.
I recently read this passage again but read every line. This time the tediousness of the repeated line caused me to wonder why the writer would write His faithful love endures forever over and over again. As I pondered that question it struck me that many of the lines in this Psalm are reminders of what God had done for the Israelites. He brought Israel out of Egypt. He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm. Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. He led Israel safely through, but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
The repetitiveness of the line of God’s faithful love linked to the history of Israel is the writers way of trying to sow deep in the hearts of the reader that throughout the many years of miracles performed, His faithful love endures forever. It works too. As I slowly read each historical account followed by His faithful love endures forever I was reminded how God had shown His faithful love to the Israelites over and over again.
We could stop right here and that would be a great reminder to us. However we are not Israelites. Our grandparents or even great-grandparents did not tell us the first-hand account of the parting of the Red Sea. So what about us?
On this reading of Psalm 136 I decided to do something different so that I could understand that His faithful love endures forever in my life. This time I inserted my own story into the verses. It was incredible! The Psalm came alive in a way that it never has before. I was able to connect God’s faithful love time and time again in my story.
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.
His faithful love endures forever.
I was running and he ran after me.
His faithful love endures forever.
He has given me a wonderful family who loves me and are the joy of my life.
His faithful love endures forever.
He has so generously provided every need…in a down economy.
His faithful love endures forever.
When my soul is downcast He has given me His presence to comfort me,
His faithful love endures forever.
And His Word to guide me.
His faithful love endures forever.
Insert your own story into this Psalm and your heart will be opened to these words too: His faithful love endures forever.
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