The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 117:1-2,
"Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord."
The enduring quality of the Lord's faithfulness means to me that whatever he expresses in his word will never change. His promises will never change. His love of us will never change.
"Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord."
The enduring quality of the Lord's faithfulness means to me that whatever he expresses in his word will never change. His promises will never change. His love of us will never change.
Our spouses may leave us, our employer may lay us off, our children may reject us and go their own way. My dog might run off! Not the Lord. We will never encounter the day where the Lord might say, "I've thought it over, and I've changed my mind about this whole redemption thing." Or, "I've evolved in my affections, and they don't include you." Or anything of the sort.
The Lord's decisions, his agenda of things, his love for us, his reward for all who embrace him in faith will never change. The great love of the Lord the psalmist speaks of will never be extinguished because his faithfulness endures forever.
In a world full of uncertainty where at times there seems to be little we can count on and the opportunity for disappointment abounds, isn't it refreshing to know the Lord's faithfulness endures forever?
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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