Group 1:
Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good.
Group 2: His love endures forever (Psalm 136:1).
The 136th
Psalm is a beautiful testimony to God’s provision and protection. He is regaled
as Creator, Deliverer and Redeemer. He alone can and will save his people; and
we need not fear being forgotten: He remembered us in our low estate (v. 23).
When, during the
reign of Jeshoshaphat, Judah marched out against the combined armies of Ammon,
Moab, and Mt. Seir (it amuses me that chapter 17 numbers Judah’s army at
1,160,000 men, but chapter 20 says they were attacked by a big army), the battle plan included singing
praises to God. The choir, walking point, sang: Give thanks to the
Lord, for his love endures forever (2 Chronicles 20:21).
As they marched, they accessed their generational memory and
rehearsed all the times throughout their history as a nation when their backs
were up against the wall and God rescued them. Here they were again, in a
seemingly no win situation, when their only hope was God riding to
their deliverance. It was in facing a seemingly invincible enemy that the
people of Judah needed to be reminded of God’s salvation. Psalm 136 may be the
full text of their worship hymn.
Give thanks to
the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
TODAY’S MEDITATION
Are you facing a battle
this week? How many times has God come through for you in the past? How scary
could your enemy really be?
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