His Love Endures Forever
It’s Valentine’s Day and just about everyone’s thoughts turn to love. At church this morning I reminded my congregation that each time we gather for worship we celebrate the greatest love of all, God’s love. God’s love was revealed first and foremost in the gift of His Son, Jesus, but I’m convinced it is also revealed in His Creation.
While I was in Yellowstone National Park this past week I had a chance to photograph the world’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful, three different times (the picture above was one of those eruptions). This geyser got its name because the frequency of its eruptions is fairly predictable. These days Old Faithful erupts about every ninety minutes.
There are many other things in nature that are even more “faithful” than Old Faithful. Things like sunrises and sunsets, the ebb and flow of the tides, and lunar and solar eclipses are all precisely predictable. To me they are also reminders of God’s ever faithful love and care.
The Psalmist seems to have seen in God’s Creation a reflection of His love and faithfulness as well. In Psalm 136 the writer praises God “who spread out the earth upon the waters” and then adds “His love endures forever.” He gives thanks to the One “who made the great lights” and then adds “His love endures forever.” He acknowledges that it is God who made “the sun to govern the day” then adds “His love endures forever.” He affirms that it is God who made “the moon and stars to govern the night” and then adds again, “His love endures forever.”
Over and over again the Psalmist repeats the words “His love endures forever.” He knew in his heart that the One who created the world loves us with a love that is everlasting. As Christians this is the good news we have to share with others. In God we experience a love like no other, a love that endures forever. For this love I will be eternally grateful.
–Chuck