Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known. = Psalm 106:8
There are several of the psalms that recount stories of the people of Israel. Psalm 106 is one of them. In this psalm the people sing of the ways in which their ancestors had failed God time and time again. Yet, as verse eight reminds them, God still saves them, for God’s names sake.
When we think about the goodness of God, we are ever reminded that God is a God of salvation, and that the salvation of God comes because God is continuously merciful. It is certainly and help for us when times seem tough, or when we have personally experienced a time when we have made a mistake or fallen short. It is good, as it was for the people of Israel to know that God saves for God’s names sake.
It is believed that the psalms were especially helpful to the people of God during times of exile, to help them remember that their ancestors, had been through times of trial before, and their God had saved them then, and God, they believed, would save them again.
People are always waiting on a savior. It gives us something in which to focus our hope, Even now, we await for a saving vaccine, or the perfect treatment plan. Others are waiting on an economic savior, and often we try to make a savior out people who don’t quite have that power. Those whom we place our trust, they might help us for a while, or do something that temporarily makes life better, but nothing is more powerful to save than our God. through his Son Jesus Christ.
We know that it true, but like our ancestors before us we fall short again. However, I do not lose hope in humanity, nor in any person who might call on the name of the Lord, who by his name we shall be saved, and God will again restore us to make his mighty power known. May we make his name known, and share the glory of praising His great name now, and always. Amen.
Grace & Peace,
Sam