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His Love Endures Forever

Date: Jan. 6, 2023

Passage

Psalm 136:1-26 (ESV)

  Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
  Give thanks to the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
  Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  to him who alone does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  to him who by understanding made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  to him who made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
  the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
10   to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
11   and brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
12   with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
13   to him who divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
14   and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
15   but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
16   to him who led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
17   to him who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
18   and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
19   Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
20   and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
21   and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
22   a heritage to Israel his servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
23   It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
24   and rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
25   he who gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
26   Give thanks to the God of heaven,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

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Key Verse: 136:26

  Give thanks to the God of heaven,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

In this Psalm the writer encourages God’s people to give thanks to God for his love. The nature of God’s love is that it is eternal and unfailing. By his love, God rules all things. God is the creator and ruler of heaven and earth. Genesis 1 reveals God who created everything out of nothing. He is unfathomable in his almighty power, but he is not an impersonal God. He is a God of love, and his love endures forever.

Although God demonstrated his power often, he also revealed his merciful love. God expressed his love to the people of Israel by delivering them from Egypt and from Pharaoh. Then for forty years, he was with his people in the desert, bearing their rejection on himself. God’s love endured while overcoming their sin. He did not fail to lead them to the land he had promised them; he gave it to them as their inheritance. He is the God of heaven and the God who sustains his people in love.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, you are the almighty ruler of all things. Thank you for loving a sinner like me. Make me a testimony of your enduring love.

One Word: One Word: Give thanks for God’s enduring love

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