Unfailing love

DEVOTION

PSALMS

UNFAILING LOVE

Ps 13

How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.

NIV

Historically we know there were times in the life of David when Saul was hunting him down because David had been anointed as the new king and Saul would not have anything to with it. Earlier in their relationship after David, as a youth, had killed Goliath, Saul had David in his court. David would play music for Saul. But once it was evident that the anointing was on David, Saul was trying to kill him. This psalm gives the impression David felt as though God had left him alone. There are times in our life when it seems God is far off. Sometimes we think he is not listening to our prayer. Sometimes when we fail him and seek forgiveness, it just does not feel like we have been forgiven, but we know that is the enemy accusing God of being far off. We remember the inspirational words of Daryl Scott when he said, “There is a difference between the conscience presence of God and the constant presence of God”. God is always there, even if we are not conscience of his presence. David knew this as well, so he concludes that he will trust in God’s unfailing love and his heart will rejoice in his salvation. This is our song, this is our story and we are sticking to it. God has done so many works in our life. He is always working in and on our being, perfecting us in the likeness of his Son.

Rom 8:28-29

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

NIV

God decided before anything that those who put their trust in him, he determine he would do a good work in us, that he would work in us to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that we would be like Jesus. So we sing his praises, even if we are not feeling his presence at times. We will always trust him because we know his love for us is unfailing. He will never stop, not ever stop, loving us, even if we disappoint him at times. His love is not dependent on us, his love is dependent on him. This might be a true lesson in being conformed into the likeness of his Son. We love people, our family, our spouse, our children, and yet is our love unfailing? When a member of our family disappoints us, is our love unfailing? When someone lashes out in anger toward us, or is critical of us, is our love unfailing?  Love always protects, love always hopes, always trusts, and always perseveres. It is unfailing. His love for us is unfailing. We should live with that kind of love. So we sing because he is good to us, he loves us with unfailing love.