Unfailing Love

"The Lord is your Keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore."

~Psalm 121:5-8

I love the Psalms because they are real life, written from the heart. The writers of the Psalms were people like us, dealing with life situations. They poured their hearts out to God in anguish, fear, love and joy. No matter the situation, they were not afraid to be real in front of God. Many of the Psalms were written by King David, who definitely had problems, was in no way perfect, made huge mistakes, yet was called 'a man after God's own heart.' David knew he wasn't perfect, yet he never forgot the One who is. David took his problems and failures to the Lord. He knew that no matter who hated him or tried to kill him, his life was in the hands of the living God.

"The righteous may have distress but the Lord delivers him from them all (Psalm 34:19)."

Who are the righteous that God delivers? Those who have faith in Christ. Each one who believes can lay claim to every promise in the Bible. It is our inheritance as heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17). We are God's kids and His love for us is greater than our understanding. 

"For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds (Psalm 108:4)."

No matter what we've done; no matter how far from God we go, we cannot outrun His unfailing love. David sinned - a lot. He committed murder and adultery, yet God forgave him and blessed him because David had a contrite heart and loved God. But David still suffered the consequences of his actions. God will always allow us to suffer the consequences of our actions. It doesn't matter what we've done in the past, once we ask God's forgiveness, He forgets our sin and sees us through the blood of Jesus. We are washed in His blood, and innocent before Him. Be like David and sing of Gods greatness. Be a man (or woman) after God's own heart.

"But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children, to such

as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them (Psalm 103:17-18)."

Read 1 Samuel 25; Psalm 7, 17, & 35
Weekend Reading 1 Samuel 26-27; Psalm 14, 18, 31, 53

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