unfailing love
February 23, 2010
I was trying to clear off the mess of my computer and I found this little treasure…
Unfailing: not giving way, not falling short of expectation, completely dependable, inexhaustible, endless
Psalm after psalm gives word and testifies to God’s unfailing love. The writers put their hope in it; they let their lives rest on it. The reason? Because God’s love is UNFAILING! His love will never give way. His love never falls short of our expectations… we can’t even fathom how deep it is. His love is completely dependable. His love is inexhaustible. His love is endless. Wow. And he offers that ridiculous love to us? We could never come close to deserving that even in the least amount, not one drop is because we deserve it. The gift of his love is a result of his love.
Psalm 143:8
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
REFUGE: shelter or protection from danger; trouble; anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape; security, asylum, retreat, sanctuary, haven, stronghold
Life gets crazy sometimes. Sometimes “sometimes” seems like all the time. But as a child of God, I have somewhere to go. It seems like my natural reaction to tough situations is run away. The running part isn’t what’s bad, I just need to change my direction. God wants his children to run TO HIM! He’s okay with our brokenness, our doubts, and our fears as long as we’re running to him and laying those things at his feet and under his care. Our “very present help” is our source of aid, relief, and escape. Not always escape from our situation, but escape from the fears and doubts that bring us down. We have the security of our salvation in him. He is our asylum from the lost logic of the world. He is our retreat where we find rest. He is our sanctuary where we find peace. He is our haven where we find our relief. He is our stronghold that we can depend on. We do not find our safety in temporal things, our stronghold is ETERNAL!!!
Joel 3:16
Psalm 2:12
2 Samuel 22:3
Psalm 46:1
Really good insight, Lil’ Girl!