Saturday, November 24, 2012

Psalm 57:10

Psalm 57:10
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.

God's unfailing love is manifest to man in three mains ways: His goodness, His kindness, and His faithfulness. He is completely righteous, yet He is also merciful. God upholds His justice against sin, yet He is still forever loyal to His people. His divine wisdom in the truths of the Gospel is profound. "His understanding is unsearchable" (Is. 40:28).

These core attributes of God - His goodness, kindness, and faithfulness - are what lead us to praise Him internally and externally (see vv. 8-9). They are the deepest source of our hope and our motivation for evangelism. They cause the believer to sing, praise, and give thanks to God. They lead us to desire God's glory to be magnified over all (vv. 5, 11).

It is only when we stop treasuring God's lovingkindness that we sin. And yet it is then that the very same steadfast love draws us back to Him.

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