Psalm 136:1-12
INTRODUCTION: We are nearing the end of psalms. This psalm is
written for use in worship with a leaders singing the first part and then the congregation
would sing the refrain. It is divided
into sections; vs. 1-4 are praise to God, vs. 5-9 tell of creation, vs. 10-15 tell
of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, and vs. 16-22 tells of God’s giving the
land to the Israelites, and the final vs. 23-26 speaks of what God is presently
doing. All through it like an ancient praise song it repeats “His Love endures
forever”.
A. YOUR EYE
a. IT
TRANSFORMS LIGHT INTO IMAGES OF THE WORLD FOR YOUR BRAIN TO PROCESS
B. THE
WATER CYCLE, LAKE-RIVER-VAPOR-SNOW AND RAIN-FILTERING WATER
c. GOD
CREATED YOU
2. GOD DELIVERS US
A. GOD
DELIVERED ISRAEL
B. WE LIVE
IN BONDAGE, FROM RULER TO TASKMASTER,
C. JESUS
CAME TO DELIVER US
3. HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER
A. A
FOREVER PERSPECTIVE
B. WHY THIS
AND WHY NOT THAT
C. OUR
CHILDRENS ANSWERS “WHERE DID JIMMY COME FROM”
D. GOD’S
LOVE IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD UNTILL WE TAKE THE ETERANL
E. JESUS
DOES NOT JUST LOVE US TODAY
F. JESUS
DOES NOT JUST SAVE US TODAY
CONCLUSION: IN A WORLD FULL OF SOMETIMES JESUS LOVES US FOR
ALL TIME
In a world of things that will last and people who will come
and go in our lives Jesus is forever in your life. The Israelites repeated it
over and over and never got it. His love endures forever. Do you want that
forever love? Ask God for it, and then ask Him to show you how to live in it, experience
it every day. You can know that “His love endures forever”.
