Psalm 136
Well, the author of this particular psalm didn’t make it very difficult for me to come up with a theme about God. Every single verse in this chapter ends with the declaration: His love endures forever.
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So, it’s not hard to talk about God as being love, even love that lasts forever. But what does that really mean? If we use 1 Corinthians 13 as the God-revealed definition of love, it means that God:
never runs out of patience
is never unkind
is never envious
never boasts
is never proud
never dishonors others
is never self-seeking
is never easily angered
never (never!) keeps a record of our sins
never delights in evil
always rejoices in the truth
always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres
God’s love endures forever. This means that God will always be this way. We don’t have to worry that He’s just being nice to us now, but five years down the road, He might decide He’s had enough of playing “Mr. Nice Guy.” No, this is how He is.
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There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. There is nothing we can do to make God love us less. He loves us just as we are. He loves and loves and loves.
His love is the same now as it has always been and as it always will be. It endures forever!