Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.” Psalm 118:1-4
Heavenly Father, there’s a bunch of stuff in life for which we crave termination, expiration, extinction—even annihilation. At the top of that list we put evil, death, and sin. But we’re “shouting-happy” that there’s one thing that will never change or end. On this April Thursday, we join the loud, triumphant, grateful declaration of this Psalm: “Your love, O Lord, endures forever.” Hallelujah!
The most certain, stable, valuable, unwavering, inexhaustible reality in our lives is your love. Never deserved or earned, and now we can’t reduce it lose it.
In terms of the quantity of your love, we live under the Niagara Falls of your affection, flowing from the bottomless ocean of your grace. In terms of its reliability, your love is more on time than the rising sun, Swiss Trains, and monthly bills.
In terms of your love’s quality, you love each of your children with the same delight and to the same degree you love Jesus. For you have made Jesus’ righteousness ours and hidden our lives in his. In terms of endurability, you will cease to be God before you lessen, lose, or start putting conditions on your love for us.
It terms of your love’s power to satisfy and fill us up, no “perfect” spouse or marriage, quiver of adoring children, or colony of BFF’s (best friends forever)—none of these are more than a hint, whisper, and taste of your great love for us. Hallelujah, and So Very Amen.