Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
He brought Israel out of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
He acted with a strong hand and a powerful arm. His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
He led Israel safely through, His faithful love endures forever.
but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 136: 10-16 NLT
Some of us may have heard the story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt so many times that it does not strike us as very engaging anymore.
Death of the firstborn? Yawn! Parting of the Red Sea? Oh, yea, I saw that movie. Leading people through the wilderness? Look how that turned out!
We have become a bit cynical and jaded.
Yet, the story of God’s liberation of God’s people is a story that is told each year by Jewish families at Passover. For them, they are expected to see themselves in this story and to claim it as there own. Through this telling and re-telling they can again see how God’s faithful love endures forever.
For Christian’s, the death and resurrection story is where we understand God’s faithful love enduring forever. We need to take more time to think about that story, see ourselves as part of that story and share it with others. Then, I think we too will understand how God’s faithful love endures forever.
God, your faithful love endures forever. Thank you. Amen.
Copyright 2012 Amelia G. Sims
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