He Endures!

How many have you purchased in your lifetime ... vacuum cleaners, washers and dryers, bath or hand towels? I'm confident the number exceeds one! Things are not enduring! The psalmist writes, "Praise the LORD all nations! Extol Him, all peoples! For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!" (Psalm 117 ESV). There's only two verses in this psalm but what great words of truth about what endures! Our bodies wear out - Our patience grows thin - Our zeal diminishes - Our joy subsides - Our relationships grow cool - Our kindness becomes conditional. BUT the LORD our God endures - He endures forever. His endurance is endless, boundless, eternal; it is subject to nothing. His nature is enduring, and no wonder the psalmist instructs us to praise the LORD - all nations, all peoples. Indeed, great is His steadfast love toward us. He endures!