The Steadfast Love of the Lord
Series: Miscellaneous
Preacher: Charlie Davidson
Sunday Morning
Date: 10th August 2025
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Psalm 107 powerfully illustrates God's steadfast love through four vivid scenarios of distress and deliverance. This loyal, unfailing kindness appears as a theme throughout Scripture, mentioned about 250 times in the Old Testament. It represents God's covenant love that endures regardless of circumstances and is not based on human worthiness.The psalm presents four different situations: people wandering in desert places, those sitting in darkness due to rebellion, those sick because of their foolishness, and sailors caught in terrifying storms. In each case, we see the same pattern: people experience distress, they cry out to God, He delivers them, and they respond with thanksgiving. Some suffering comes from living in a fallen world, while other distress results directly from rebellion against God, yet God's steadfast love responds to all who cry out.The ultimate demonstration of God's steadfast love is found at the cross, where Jesus was forsaken so that we might experience God's steadfast love forever. Our appropriate response to such love includes repentance, thanksgiving, and intentional reflection on God's goodness. Whatever desert, prison, sickness, or storm we face, His love remains constant—not because of our worthiness, but because of His faithful character.
