Our Humble Acceptance

Knowing the moments that God has interceded in your life reveals a powerful story that proclaims not only the ability of God but the focus of God’s love. The proclimation of Psalm 136 is the consistent statement that “His steadfast love endures forever,” which closes all 25 verses. The reliance of Christians on God needs to be based on the acceptance and experience of God loving them.

Psalm 136

It is not enough to be merely familiar with the stories of the Bible, but we must identify our direct connection to the actions of God. The psalmist opens with God as the creator, who made a place for us to discover Him. Romans 1:19-20 expresses that humanity is without excuse to come to the conclusion of God’s power and discern that His love directs His power for us.
The psalmist continues to the redemptive action that God took to release His children from bondage and give them a “land as their heritage” (Psalm 136:21). There is a concept that needs to be understood for God’s endure love to expereinced, which is the God “remembering us in our low estate” (Psalm 136:23). When we see there is no room for humanity to act from a position of entitlement, humble acceptance toward what God gives is the proper response.
The acceptance and acknowledgment of what God gave to the psalmist express a deep relationship that has been relied upon and proven to be true. God is not distant, but we must take steps to seek Him with our whole heart (Jeremiah 29:13, Deuteronomy 4:29), and when we do, our praise toward Him will be just as direct and just as important to us as God’s actions were to the psalmist and Israel.