Daily Lesson for June 11, 2020

Today's Daily Lesson comes from Psalm 136:

1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

2 O give thanks to the God of gods,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

4 who alone does great wonders,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

5 who by understanding made the heavens,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

6 who spread out the earth on the waters,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

7 who made the great lights,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

8 the sun to rule over the day,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

10 who struck Egypt through their firstborn,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

11 and brought Israel out from among them,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

13 who divided the Red Sea[a] in two,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,[b]

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

16 who led his people through the wilderness,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

17 who struck down great kings,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

18 and killed famous kings,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

20 and Og, king of Bashan,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

21and gave their land as a heritage,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

22 a heritage to his servant Israel,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

24 and rescued us from our foes,

    for his steadfast love endures forever;

25 who gives food to all flesh,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

26 O give thanks to the God of heaven,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

The long sweep of salvation history ends us now where it ends for all generations:  God's steadfast love endures forever.

All other powers come and go.  Kings and all authorities die or are deposed.  Pharaoh is drowned by his own insanity.

But God's love for God's people and God's earth endure.

And God is still on the throne. 

Remember that in the days ahead when things get tough:

God is still on the throne; and God's steadfast love endures forever.

NOTE: We are reading the whole Bible through this year.  Tomorrow's Lesson comes from Psalms 134, and 136-140.