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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. – Psalm 118:1
There are some themes throughout the Scriptures that ring true for our lives no matter where we are on the journey of faith. One such statement; as seen above, doesn’t just run as a theme, but as a call to how we should live. We see this phrase repeated again and again throughout the history of the people of Israel - the people of God. It is a common phrase we see in the psalms as well as something people would sing or shout as they enter into the sanctuary, or they would shout it out in hopes to survive as they went out to battle. The understanding the people had was that in all things we should give thanks to the Lord because of His goodness and His enduring love that has no end. Even if life on this earth would end, God’s love does not end, but endures forever.
Can we imagine a world in which we gave constant praise to God? Could we imagine a world where we could join this wonderful theme of constant praise? Perhaps we could live in such world, at least in our inner selves because we are grateful for all that the Lord has done to bless us. However, I don’t think we have yet to contemplate being thankful in all things, or in all situations. We still forget, lose track, and stray from allowing us to be immersed in the goodness of God at times.
Yet, in God’s enduring love, He calls to us, forgives us, brings us into the loving arms of our Savior, and again we give thanks. Honestly, I don’t think there is anything we have that we can offer God besides thankfulness. There is no possible way we can repay God for the all the great things He has done for us, therefore we can only humble ourselves in gratitude to His majestic and enduring love that has no end; for God is good!
God has been good to us, and kept us connected while we have been unable to gather in the Lord’s house at our St. Mark campus. I am eager and excited to be back with some of you next week, but in preparing, I am praying for each of us. I’m praying that we remain free from illness. I’m praying that we understand our personal situation, and know that some of our lovely church family may not gather and that is okay. I’m praying for those who do choose to remain sheltered in place. I am praying for you and the situations you may find yourselves. I am hopeful that God’s love is overflowing in your life, and hope for his grace to overflow into the lives of many in our nation and our world, that we might one day be able to give thanks to Lord, together, knowing his enduring love that continues forever.
Grace & Peace,
Sam