He always stands by his covenant - the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

Psalms 105:8 NLT

This song then goes into a long account of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses & Aaron, slavery, plagues, and freedom, all as reminders that our God stands by his covenant. 

It's intergenerational, His timing is not ours, the story is full of suffering and goodness, and the Psalmist writes it to remind himself and his listeners of our God's faithfulness.

Why?

Because in the midst of the capitivity or the plagues or the loss of their land it must have been easy to lose sight of not only God's promises, but of God himself.

In the midst of our trouble, despair, losses, grief it can be easy to lose sight of God's promises, even as they were personified in Jesus. 

So we need psalms, songs, stories, reminders, baptisms, communion, community. We need one another to see and exoerience and hold the goodness and grace and promises and hope we have in Jesus.

We get to lean into His Spirit.

We can sit in the beauty of a sunrise, the gentle rain, the fragrance of the bush, the movement of water, the light in each other's eyes, the gentle grace of a friend and know that our God stands by His Covenant, that His Kingdom is here, and it's to come. 

That one day every tear will be gathered and held and all will be made new.

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