The God Who is Faithful
(NIV)Ps 36:5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!
People take 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.
10 Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Whether I sing Psalm 36 or read it, I am filled with wonder at the magnitude of God’s faithfulness. David describes this particular attribute of God with expansive words, but rather than be intimidated I am comforted. David goes on to say we are assured that we can depend on Him for His abundance, for the fountain of life springs from Him.
In the eighties, Don Moen brought many Psalms to life through Integrity music. I was immediately drawn to the worship which paired the words from the Psalms with enchanting music. This should not be a surprise since the Psalms were, after all, songs, meant to be sung.
In an ever-changing world, the consistent nature of God is calming, assuring me that whatever I am facing, I am not alone. The importance of knowing that I can trust in God cannot be overstated.
I mentioned Don Moen’s songs earlier, but it is the songs of my youth that most often bubble up to the surface of my memories. Listen to these lyrics by James Wells written in 1918:
I care not today what tomorrow may bring,
If shadow or sunshine or rain,
The Lord I know ruleth o’er everything
And all of my worry is vain.
Living by faith, in Jesus above
Trusting, confiding, in His great love
I’m safe from all harm, in his sheltering arm
I’m living by faith, and feel no alarm.
May we be confident that whatever we face today, we have an ever present help in the time of need in Jesus, our Savior and our Lord.
In the name of the Fatter, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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