His Love Endures Forever

The world seems to be getting darker and it would seem that people's hearts are becoming hard.  There seems to be a lot of anger, name calling, rudeness, and hatred in our world today.  There seems to a lack of love.  There is the lack of love for fellow human beings and also a lack of love for the Lord our God.  The Lord created the heavens and the earth and everything in them.  He created everything seen and unseen.  God made us as well.  He knew what we would be like and where we would live long before we were even born into this world. 

The most important thing we must remember, even as we see the world growing darker and darker, is that God loves us.  God loves you.  God loves me.  God loves those all around us even the ones that seem so very unlovable.  The Lord even loves those who seem so hard hearted and angry.  The Lord wants each and everyone of us to receive His love,  but unfortunately we know that many people will not receive His love for them.  They are condemned by their unbelief.  They are blinded by the god of this world system, the devil.

It is not God's will that anyone should perish, but He wants all to come to Him in repentance.  God demonstrated His great love for us by sending His One and only Son Jesus Christ to live a perfect sinless life on the earth and Jesus went obediently to the cross shedding His own blood for our sins.  God raised Him up the third day and He lives at the right hand of God in Heaven.  The Lord gives the Holy Spirit to all of those who have repented of their sins and trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  He also gives us the promise of eternal life in Heaven with Him when we leave this world in death or when Jesus returns and takes us home to be with Him forever.

The Lord is very patient with us.  He is giving everyone a chance to receive his gift of salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.  We need to be more thankful to the Lord for all He has done for us and all that He is doing for us in our daily lives.  He is Holy and worthy of all our praise. 

The Lord loves us and His love does indeed endure forever. 

Psalm 136 says it this way,

"1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:1

• Cross References

• 1 136:1 - Ps 105:1
• 2 136:1 - Ps 100:5 ; 106:1 ; 145:9 ; Jer 33:11 ; Na 1:7
• 3 136:1 - ver 2-26; S 2Ch 5:13 ; S Ezr 3:11 ; Ps 118:1-4 ; 1Ch 16:34 ; 2Ch 20:21

2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:2

• Cross References

• 4 136:2 - Ps 105:1
• 5 136:2 - S Dt 10:17

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:3

• Cross References

• 6 136:3 - Ps 105:1
• 7 136:3 - S Dt 10:17 ; S 1Ti 6:15

4 to him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:4

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• 8 136:4 - S Ex 3:20 ; S Job 9:10 ; Ps 72:18

5 who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:5

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• 9 136:5 - Pr 3:19 ; Jer 51:15
• 10 136:5 - S Ge 1:1

6 who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:6

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• 11 136:6 - Ge 1:9 ; S Ge 1:1 ; Isa 42:5 ; Jer 10:12 ; 33:2
• 12 136:6 - S Ge 1:6 ; Ps 24:2

7 who made the great lights— His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:7

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• 13 136:7 - Ge 1:14,16 ; Ps 74:16 ; Jas 1:17

8 the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:8

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• 14 136:8 - S Ge 1:16

9 the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.

10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:10

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• 15 136:10 - S Ex 4:23 ; S 12:12 ; Ex 12:29 ; Ps 135:8

11 and brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:11

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• 16 136:11 - S Ex 6:6 ; 12:51 ; 13:3 ; Ps 105:43

12 with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:12

• Cross References

• 17 136:12 - S Ex 3:20 ; S Dt 5:15
• 18 136:12 - S Dt 9:29 ; Dt 4:34 ; Ps 44:3

13 to him who divided the Red Sea asunder His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:13

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• Footnotes

• 19 136:13 - Ex 14:21 ; S Ps 78:13

• Ƃ 136:13 - Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15

14 and brought Israel through the midst of it, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:14

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• 20 136:14 - Ex 14:22 ; Ps 106:9

15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:15

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• 21 136:15 - S Ex 14:27 ; Ps 135:9

16 to him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:16

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• 22 136:16 - S Ex 13:18 ; Ps 78:52

17 to him who struck down great kings, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:17

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• 23 136:17 - Nu 21:23-25 ; Jos 24:8-11 ; Ps 78:55 ; 135:9-12

18 and killed mighty kings— His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:18

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• 24 136:18 - Dt 29:7 ; S Jos 12:7-24

19 Sihon king of the Amorites His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:19

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• 25 136:19 - Nu 21:21-25

20 and Og king of Bashan— His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:20

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• 26 136:20 - Nu 21:33-35

21 and gave their land as an inheritance, His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:21

• Cross References

• 27 136:21 - Jos 12:1
• 28 136:21 - S Dt 1:38 ; S Jos 14:1

22 an inheritance to his servant Israel. His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:22

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• 29 136:22 - S Dt 29:8 ; Ps 78:55
• 30 136:22 - Isa 20:3 ; 41:8 ; 42:19 ; 43:10 ; 44:1,21 ; 45:4 ; 49:5-7

23 He remembered us in our low estate His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:23

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• 31 136:23 - Ps 78:39 ; 103:14 ; 115:12 ; Ps 113:7

24 and freed us from our enemies. His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:24

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• 32 136:24 - S Jos 10:14 ; S Ne 9:28
• 33 136:24 - S Dt 6:19 ; Ps 107:2

25 He gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.

References for Psalms 136:25

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• 34 136:25 - S Ge 1:30 ; S Mt 6:26 ; Ps 104:27 ; 145:15

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.

When life gets us down and it most likely will at times.  We must remember that our God is a Mighty God.  He is all powerful and all knowing.  He is a present help in our times of need.  He is always ready to help us.  He always ready to answer our calling our to Him in prayer.  He is Holy.  He is the just Judge.  He alone is Righteous.  He is the true living God.  There is no other God.  There is only the Lord. We must also remember that  God is love. 

He loves us so very deeply.  It is hard for us to imagine how much God truly loves us.  He doesn't stop loving us when we mess things up, thank the Lord.  He loves us more than any parent ever could.  He sticks closer to us than a brother. 

The Lord wants us to come to Him and receive His love.  He wants to have a relationship with you and with me.  That relationship is available for everyone and we enter into that relationship by trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We must trust that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.  That how must God loves us.  He sent His Son Jesus to die for us. 

He indeed is worthy of all of our praise and adoration. 

Let us give thanks to the Lord for all that He has done for us. 

His love does indeed endure forever.

Are you allowing Him to love you?

Lord,

Thank You for Your great love for us.

I praise Your Holy name.

I pray that You will draw people to Jesus for salvation.

Thank You Lord for all that You provide us with.

Come soon Lord

In Jesus name

Amen