Psalm 136 is the “His Love Endures Forever” song. It begins by reminding us to “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good” and then it goes on to give reasons for the thanksgiving. Verses 4-9 remind us that God is our Creator and has surrounded us with wonderful beauty.
Then the next set of verses reminds us that God is also our Deliverer and our Savior, “to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt … And brought Israel out from among them … With a mighty hand and outstretched arm …. To him who divided the Red Sea asunder … And brought Israel through the midst of it … But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.” [vs 10-15]
To many in this life, God is Creator. They believe a Creator is behind the symmetry and order, the beauty and the majesty, but their comprehension of God goes no further than that. For them, the knowledge that there is a God behind it all is enough.
To God, however, that is not enough. The knowledge of Him as Creator must evolve into the knowledge of Him as Savior, as Deliverer. If we are created, we owe allegiance to the One who created us. God has declared that the allegiance is to be to His Son, whom He sent to bear our sin upon the cross.
As Israel was given the revelation of God as Deliverer when He took them out of Egypt by His mighty-working power and led them to the Promised Land, so we are given the understanding of God as Deliverer when He died upon the cross to take us from the realm of darkness and lead us into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love.
We stand whole and clean today because of God our Savior, our Deliverer, our Redeemer, our Lord. His love endures forever. Let us give thanks.
