November Adoration - His Love Endures Forever

Psalm 136

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 136

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.

4 to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.

13 to him who divided the Red Sea[a] asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.

16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.

17 to him who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings—
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan—
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritance to his servant Israel.
His love endures forever.

23 He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures forever.
25 He gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.

Due to travel and life craziness, I was not able to blog every day this month.  However, I was able to meet my goal of sitting at His feet in adoration each day.  It was a good, sweet, pure time.

It was a beautiful, peaceful way to spend a month. 

And as He always does, He met me and blessed me as I tried to bless His name.

It was a long deep, exhale of His grace, filling my heart and soul and mind.

So, I end this month, (one day late) with this Psalm of Thanksgiving.

There is so much to learn in it.

David gives thanks for the every day things.  He gives thanks for some hard things.  He recounts many ways in which he has seen God working, fighting for His people, blessing them, protecting them, reaching out to them.

I want to be more like David.

Instead of always, always plowing ahead - I want to, I need to, spend time reflecting on all that God has done in my life.  It is in the past that I can find the strength, faith, trust, and hope to get through the next trial.  And even when I do not need to gather strength, faith, trust, and hope - He deserves my complete praise and gratitude.  He deserves complete recognition.  Complete reliance.  Complete humility.  Complete adoration.

Always.

In all things.

ONLY His love endures forever.

Thank you Holy Father for the lessons of this month. You are so good.  Your love endures forever.  Through every trial and every blessing.  You make all things beautiful.  You are full of surprises.  You turn curses into blessings and mourning in to laughter.  You transform all things.  I stand in awe, adoration, and utter amazement of all that You are, all that You have done, and all that You continue to do.  I sit at your feet, trusting and grateful, as Your plan unfolds.