It’s been a while since I lasted posted a devotional. Things have been busy these last few weeks, and putting thoughts down on paper has been sacrificed. Hopefully, you have been taking time on your own to spend with Him in His Word and prayer.
This weekend is our annual Fall Conference. It’s always a great time to get to know others in our church family and learn together. Since we won’t be working through the book of Revelation next Sunday, I thought this week I’d spend some time on random meditations in Scripture and life, in general. Hope you don’t mind!
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I was driving into the U district this morning, and as I was waiting at a stop light, I noticed a house with a nice porch and an inviting entry. Above the door was a sign – almost like a street sign that you see on street corners. The sign simply said, “SUNRISE”. And I thought, wow, what a great reminder of God’s love that as one passes through that door every day, that the rising of the sun is a great testament of God’s enduring love. Every day the sun rises. Every day God’s love endures on. There are so many references to God’s enduring love, among them, Ps. 100:4-5:
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Think about God’s enduring love and the rising sun. Both have endured since the beginning of time. All of man’s strife, kingdom after kingdom, war after war, generation after generation — you name it, God’s love and the rising sun have endured them all. And God’s love will continue to endure… forever and ever. No matter what we might be facing now or in the coming days, it is good to know that God’s love will endure through it. God’s love will never be defeated, it will never end, it will never temporarily cease. It will endure everything and anything forever.
The next time the sun rises (and I think that’s just about every day), let that be a reminder of God’s enduring love. And then do as the psalmist, and thank Him for a new day because it is evidence of His enduring love for you.