“Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast Love of the LORD.” -Psalm 107:43 (ESV)
Our Verse today is the last verse of Psalm 107 and it affirms for the promise that God’s love is steadfast. It frames the whole Psalm with its first verse, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” Psalm 107:1 The entire Psalm was written to remind God’s people of how consistently He had helped them and their ancestors in various kinds of circumstances. The point of our selected verse is that people who knew how God had helped them in the past should remember that and be reminded of His great love for them. It is something done in wisdom. We should do the same. The word used for ‘steadfast’ has many wonderful meanings. The most common is ‘love’ but its use in this verse leans to loyalty and mercy. Think back of how God has helped us in past days and then remember that He has done it out of loyalty to His word and because of His great love for us. This will encourage us to trust Him for today, tomorrow and always. That is what God calls “wisdom.”
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