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Twenty-six times in just twenty-six verses we are reminded of God’s enduring love. Psalm 136 may have been written as a song where the worship leaders (i.e., the Levites) sang the first part of the verse and the people sang the refrain. Over and over they repeated,<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0“His love endures forever.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hebrew word translated as “love” in the New International Version, checed<\/em>, seems to wrap up God’s goodness, kindness, faithfulness, mercy, and graciousness in one word. These words well define God’s love, indicating that it is a loyal, steadfast love with the good of the recipients at its heart. Other versions translate the phrase as follows:<\/p>\n The first two verses of Psalm 136 look at God’s character. Then the psalm goes on to deal with creation and His sovereignty over it. Next comes an account of God’s work on Israel’s behalf, ending with a\u00a0general statement about God’s care for His created beings. The response to all of these truths is the same — “His love endures forever.”<\/p>\n God’s enduring love is integral to who He is, what He does, and how He relates.<\/p>\n At the core of not just His goodness but also His power, sovereignty, justice, and outstretched arm, is love. It motivates Him to work on behalf of His people and keep working on their behalf even “in our low estate” (v. 23).<\/p>\n I encourage you to take some time to read through Psalm 136 and reflect on God’s enduring love. Don’t gloss over the repeated phrase as redundant but rather, let it sink deep into your heart. As you go through your day, look at your life through the lens of God’s enduring love. If you do, you won’t be able to help but respond similarly to the psalmist — the topic for the next post, Responding to God\u2019s Enduring Love<\/a><\/p>\n Also Read: Teaching About God\u2019s Love<\/a><\/p>\n Reflect on God’s love but also remember His other attributes. Get help reflecting on the whole of who He is using the Our Great God from A to Z Discipleship Tool Download<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Twenty-six times in just twenty-six verses we are reminded of God\u2019s enduring love. Psalm 136 may have been written as a song where the worship leaders (i.e., the Levites) sang the first part of the verse and the people sang the refrain. Over and over they repeated, \u201cHis love endures forever.\u201d . . . Continue reading Reflecting on God’s Enduring Love<\/span>Meaning of God’s Enduring Love<\/h2>\n
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Demonstrations of God’s Enduring Love<\/h2>\n