God’s Love and Faithfulness Abides Forever
Read: Psalm 89:1-17
I will sing
of the Lord’s unfailing love forever!
Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is an enduring as the
heavens. (Psalm 89:1,2 NLT)
It was November 9, 1966 that I made the frantic drive
to Normandy Osteopathic Hospital. With
my pregnant wife sitting beside me, we raced down Natural Bridge Road in the
midst of torrential rain storm to reach the emergency room of the hospital
before the anticipated arrival. I was so
scared that we wouldn’t make the hospital in time, and a baby would be born in
our car. Wow!
Attendants were waiting for us when
we raced into the emergency room entrance and wheeled Elaine into the hospital. Before I could even sign my name on the
admittance papers, I heard a piercing cry.
A newborn baby girl was born.
As the parents gazed upon the face
of their baby girl, love and joy filled our hearts. Finally, after five boys (we lost one a birth),
we had a lovely little baby girl. We
were so happy that we named her Carol Joy.
She was so tiny weighing only five pounds, four ounces. She lost some weight so it took two weeks
before we could take our bundle of joy home.
Parents love for their children is
not unlike the love that God showers upon his offspring. We provide for them safety and protection,
instruction in the word of God, impart moral values, counseling, consoling,
reprimanding for wrongs committed, food, clothing, shelter, and spiritual
leadership.
King David was declared to be “a man
after God’s own heart”; yet he sinned grievously. After confession and repentance, God forgave
him and promised, “I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with
him will never end” (Psalm 89:28 NLT).
Just as a parent’s love for their
children reaches beyond the grave, so also God’s love for David reached beyond
the grave, for he promised to love and bless David’s heirs. “His
dynasty will go on forever; his throne is as secure as the sun.” (Psalm 89:36 NLT)
What have we learned as a family on our pilgrim
journey with the Lord? Just this: no
matter how great our trouble, God’s love and faithfulness are greater. No ocean is deeper or mountain higher than
the love our heavenly father has bestowed upon us. Human relationships will falter and break
down, but your heavenly Father’s love never fails. We are safe and secure “in the arms of
Jesus.”
Thought
for the Day: God will always be a loving and faithful Father.
Prayer: Dear Lord, how thankful I am for your love
and faithfulness to me and my family
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