Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
The Psalmist declares that there is a constancy and faithfulness in God’s relationship to us. He calls it God’s “steadfast love.” It is a love that heals and saves us from destruction. It is always there for us. Though God’s love toward us is steadfast, it strikes me that my attention is not so constant. Do we notice the “wonderful works” of God for what they are? What about the people God has given us to love? What about those whose work provides for our daily needs and pleasures? What about the air we breathe, the water we drink, the ground we walk on?
How many of our troubles stem from our lack of attention to the love in which we are held, our failure to recognize the God who always recognizes us? If we focused less on our “troubles” and more on the One who saves and delivers us from trouble, we’d find ourselves more thankful and more joyful, more eager to “tell of his deeds with songs of joy.”
The Psalmist declares that there is a constancy and faithfulness in God’s relationship to us. He calls it God’s “steadfast love.” It is a love that heals and saves us from destruction. It is always there for us. Though God’s love toward us is steadfast, it strikes me that my attention is not so constant. Do we notice the “wonderful works” of God for what they are? What about the people God has given us to love? What about those whose work provides for our daily needs and pleasures? What about the air we breathe, the water we drink, the ground we walk on?
How many of our troubles stem from our lack of attention to the love in which we are held, our failure to recognize the God who always recognizes us? If we focused less on our “troubles” and more on the One who saves and delivers us from trouble, we’d find ourselves more thankful and more joyful, more eager to “tell of his deeds with songs of joy.”
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