AN ENDURING LOVE

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

Praise the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare His praise?

Psalm 106:1-2

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

In the song Forever, Christian singer Chris Tomlin captured the essence of what the psalmist was saying in the opening verses of the 106th Psalm. First look at the scriptures and then the song lyrics:

Praise the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare His praise?

Give thanks to the Lord our God and King
His love endures forever
For He is good, He is above all things
His love endures forever

Sing praise, sing praise

With a mighty hand and outstretched arm
His love endures forever
For the life that's been reborn
His love endures forever

Sing praise, sing praise

Forever God is faithful
Forever God is strong
Forever God is with us
Forever

From the rising to the setting sun
His love endures forever
By the grace of God we will carry on
His love endures forever

Sing praise, sing praise

Forever God is faithful
Forever God is strong
Forever God is with us
Forever

The psalm and song are centered on the matter of giving thanks to the Lord who is good and loving and powerful and faithful. We are to be filled with gratitude as we consider God and all He has done for us as He has brought us through every day of our lives.

We are to focus on how He has been and continues to be so very good to us although most of us are undeserving of receiving anything good from Him. Truly, He is a caring and forgiving God who wants only the best for His children just as a parent wants the best for their kids.

Yes, God is good all the time.

God is also loving because He IS love. When no one else seems as if they care in your life, God is there with His loving arms to embrace you and let you know you are valued and adored. We love because He first loved us and the good news is that His love endures forever. There is no ceasing when it comes to the love He has for us, and through Jesus Christ, there will be no ceasing in the love experience we all will have. That’s part of the good news of the Gospel – that God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only Son so that whoever might believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. And we need to add, everlasting love and peace and joy.

Yes, God’s love endures forever, for as long as He Himself will endure. Ditto for His goodness.

If that isn’t something that can bring us to a spirit of thanksgiving and praise singing:

Forever God is faithful
Forever God is strong
Forever God is with us
Forever

- then I don’t know what will.

Won’t you join me and sing today?

Amen

PS: To listen to Forever, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ExLgyjgiyc

In Christ,

Mark

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