Priceless Love

Psalm 36:5-9
5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.

How do we respond to the darkness in this present evil world? When we live only in the material world--unconscious of God--we see little light or hope.

When we live with faith in our Creator, we long for something better than this perishing world. We turn our eyes to Him and see the great contrast between the temporary and the permanent--between the limited and the Unlimited.

Look at God's love. It is priceless. His love, faithfulness and righteousness bring us comfort because of His power--His sovereignty. We know that the One who is perfect in love, faithfulness and righteousness will ultimately prevail. This assurance gives us tenacity! We hold God's hand in good times and bad because we know that He will never fail us.

Hebrews 12.2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Dear Father, we are so grateful for Your love, faithfulness and righteousness. We know that You will prevail over evil as surely as we know that Christ rose from the grave. Help us to see Him, our Light as we walk through dark places. Help us to be tenacious in our faith on the way home.

Help those who are hurting. We ask this through Christ, our Hope. Amen.

By Brad Forgy, Used by Permission