Grams Writes

I usually start my morning off with reading in Psalms. Today it was Psalm 107. In this psalm, the writer gives examples of troubles and afflictions man gets himself into and when his life is a total wreck, he cries out to God. God, being the good God that He is, hears the cry for help and comes to the rescue. The psalmist urges man to consider God’s steadfast love.

I looked at each example given, compared it to happenings in today’s world, and I realized once again just how much God loves us. You know, the ones who totally ignore Him until our world falls apart and then it’s a scream for help. Often we have the attitude that God owes us; that it’s His job to rescue us from the messes we get ourselves into. But, that is clearly not the case. He does it simply because He loves us.

The psalmist refers to it as His “steadfast love”; love that is unshakable, unmovable, grounded deep in who He is–the great God of heaven and earth. Can I love like that? I’m not sure. I know we’re commanded to love each other, to love the lost world, and to love God, but I never quite seem to get there. At least, not without slipping back every once in awhile. But, it’s a goal I’ve set for myself–to learn to love with a “steadfast love.”

Verse 43 says, “Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.” Today, consider this.

Grams