Blessed be the LORD,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
when I was in a besieged city.
Psalm 31:21
I love David’s words here describing God’s saving nearness to him in a time of intense difficulty. And here I am with another Monday feeling like I too am besieged! Sometimes that is just the way the week starts. Here I see that David blesses God for showing wondrous steadfast love. “Steadfast love” is David’s poetic way of talking about grace from a loving God. It is a covenant-keeping God in love Who pours Himself into a painful situation and rescues. So this is wondrous love indeed! It is grace! It is perfect for a Monday mentality that needs grace to rearrange it! And it has me singing an old gospel song… (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soulWhat wondrous love is this, O my soulWhat wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of blissTo bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soulTo bear the dreadful curse for my soul
To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will singTo God and to the Lamb, I will singTo God and to the Lamb, who is the great I AmWhile millions join the theme, I will sing, I will singWhile millions join the theme, I will sing
And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing onAnd when from death I'm free, I'll sing onAnd when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful beAnd through eternity, I'll sing on, I'll sing onAnd through eternity, I'll sing on
O Lord Jesus,
I bless You for Your wondrous love and grace. When sin besieged me You died to set me free. And whatever difficult circumstances or besetting sins I feel or whatever painful besieging circumstances I fear now, You are here to show wondrous, steadfast love. And I will sing of that great love… with my life, and for eternity!
Amen
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