God's Steadfast Love

 

After overcast skies and thunder storms, the moon finally manages to break through and shine into the night. I find it interesting how, after a brief absence, the moon seems so bright, brighter than I remember. Even with the street lights, the moon shines through.

The Psalmist writes that the sun, moon and stars are reminders to us as we plow through our days and weeks and months and years.

“To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever”.

Each time we see the sun, we should celebrate the wonderful news that God’s “steadfast love endures forever.” Each time we take in the stars stretched across the sky, we should recall that God’s “steadfast love endures forever.” But my favorite is the moon. The moon reminds me that God’s “steadfast love endures forever”, even in the dark of night. Sometimes the moon seems to dispel the darkness. At other times, the moon dimly fights it’s way through the clouds, but it still shines. And I remember. That is what makes it possible to believe in God’s steadfast love when the moon is hidden. It is still there in the darkness, even though it can’t be seen.

It would serve us well to take the time each day to notice the sun and remember. It would serve us well to take the time to notice the moon and stars and remember. God’s steadfast love does indeed endure forever.

Peace.