Day 30 - Being Reminded

This morning, I read Psalm 106...the whole chapter. The psalmist was writing in order to remind the Israelites everything God has done for them...out of love for them and through the covenant (promise) He spoke.

Psalm 106 reiterates the ways in which God came to their aid, despite their sinful ways. And God doesn't just do this once, but time and time again.

"They gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, they rebelled by the sea...Yet He saved them for His name's sake," states Psalm 7 - 8.

"But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for His counsel. They gave in to their desires. They put God to the test." Psalm 13 and 14.

God's response? "So He gave them what they asked for," says verse 15.

Whoa....

The psalmist goes on to discuss various ways in which the Israelites disobeyed God, and God's punishment for this. For the next 30 verses, the psalmist describes ways in which the Israelites bowed down to idols, grumbled against the Lord and despised Him, yoked themselves to false gods, and provoked the Lord to anger with their wicked deeds.

Verse 44, however, shows God's mercy, even after ALL of that: "But He took note of their distress when he heard their cry; for their sake He remembered his covenant and out of his great love, He relented."

Praise God! Despite all of our sins, our shortcomings, and ways in which we disobey God...He forgives and loves us wholeheartedly.