“For God
remembered his holy promise,
and
Abraham, his servant.”
~Psalm 105:42 (NRSV)
This Psalm is a song of faithful
reconnaissance in the oral tradition of the ancients, bringing back memory of
the Lord’s fulfilled promises—both
the multitudes of step-by-step covenant loyalty promises and of the bringing of
the people to the Promised Land: The Promise. It records the journey from Joseph’s day, having been sold
into slavery, through Israel’s bondage in Egypt, the signs and Plagues, the
first Passover, and out into deliverance through the Exodus, and then,
eventually, to the Promised Land.
And to us it means the same thing.
What is a journey Psalm encourages us in our journeys. One day, as we consider
our lives for what they’ve been, despite our struggles, we’ll find quiet praise
for the Lord, a heart of
thankfulness that he saw us through.
Along with a sense of mindfulness
for Israel’s
history, and for a theological bearing pointing us to our True North, Jesus, in
the midst of such a history, we find the meaning for life placed. Life is a
journey, and God’s faithfulness is uniquely part of each journey.
Before each journey starts, in the
context of life and death, “It is finished!” (John 19:30) Our Saviour, Jesus, has brought
us salvation—our personal Promised Land. The Father commanded it and the Holy
Spirit sees it through.
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God’s faithfulness stands the test
of time. Reflecting on the Lord’s
deeds of loyalty we find much that is praiseworthy and thankfulness fills our
hearts. This is evidence of our salvation.
© 2012 S. J. Wickham.
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