The Steadfast Love of God

The Steadfast Love of God

Psalm 48:9 “We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.”

The concept of meditating on the steadfast love of God is a practice that Christians can rely on and can continue to do in the midst of struggles, in the times of joy, and in the times of wondering what God might be doing with you at the point that you are in. Although it is often viewed in an ambiguous and frail it is quite contrary to this thinking. The steadfast love of God is one that is of great depth and meaning especially in the life of the believer. It is chiefly manifested in Christ, in the sending of Christ to the earth, in the demonstrating of God’s love for us while we were yet sinners sending Christ to die on the cross for us. The focal point of Gods love rests on His Son Jesus Christ.

To meditate on the steadfast love of God is one that keeps Christ in the picture continually. It encompasses the salvation we have received by God, it is something that we are able “put before our eyes” (Psalm 26:3). We are able to walk in it, to practice it, to show it to others who are believers and unbelievers; however, it is not possible to show what one has not encountered themselves. The love of God is only shown in those who understand and have experienced God’s love through salvation and therefore the people who are able to call God Blessed!

Meditation on the love of God takes into account the sacrifice given by God in sending His son. The love of God in providing Salvation, as well as the condemnation of God on those who do not and will not receive the testimony of His Son! These people are referred to as individuals who have loved darkness rather than light, who desire evil rather than good, who love evil and hate God. These are the type of people that cannot and will not focus on or take part in the steadfast love of God!

With the ability to focus on, think about, remind ourselves of the love of God we can begin to actually practice thinking about the Love and character of God as a whole. We can meditate on His greatness, on the fact that He is Sovereign, on the concept of Him being the Lord of Peace, the Father to the Fatherless, the protector of widows, the deliverer of the downtrodden and the helpless. He is the one whom we can say “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Our God is a God of salvation and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.” He is the God who has delivered us from death, who has given us salvation…who has redeemed us. The following is an excerpt from the hymn Redeemed; it pictures the praise and glorification that goes to God for our salvation, the Lamb who purchased us with His blood. Think on the steadfast love of God today.

Redeemed--how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
His child, and forever, I am.

Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed,
His child, and forever, I am.

Redeemed and so happy in Jesus,
No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell.

I think of my blessed Redeemer,
I think of Him all the day long;
I sing, for I cannot be silent;
His love is the theme of my song.

I know I shall see in His beauty
The King in whose way I delight;
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,
And giveth me songs in the night.