When You Just Know

Psalm 138:7,8 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. (ESV)

Have you ever wondered why God, in His wisdom, chooses to say the same thing in His Word over and over again? It’s a question I’ve asked myself often. Why would He do that?

I can’t count the number of times my father pulled me up for cutting corners on my chores, missing bits here and there. “If a job’s worth doing son, it’s worth doing well.” He said that to me, easily hundreds of times.

Today, over half a century later, that attention to detail, that desire to do my best at whatever I turn my hand to, remains deeply ingrained in me. It’s part of who I am, all because my father said it to me ad nauseum (so it seemed) when I was young.

Perhaps that’s why God speaks of His faithfulness, His steadfast love, in the Bible, easily hundreds of times. Like this time, through King David:

Psalm 138:7,8 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. (ESV)

When we’re confronted by trouble, our first instinct is to panic (much like my instinct as a lad was to cut corners). But each time we face trouble, God means to speak His faithfulness into our hearts so that a deep knowledge of His unfailing love would eventually become part of who we are.

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for you; His steadfast love will endure forever.

That’s His Word. Fresh … for you … today.