Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. Psalm 17:7 – This is the first time in Psalms where the Hebrew word “checed” is used. It’s the word we get steadfast love and lovingkindness from. Here in this psalm David is crying out to the Lord for help with an unspecified to us trouble in his life. He’s asked the Lord to test his actions regarding this situation and he knows he’ll be found blameless. He’s asking of the Lord to step in, be a refuge for him from those who are coming against him, and to confront those who are sinful in this situation. While we see such a cry coming from David, maybe you feel as if such a cry couldn’t come from your lips because your life isn’t “blameless” like David’s. Maybe you feel God’s steadfast love can’t be shown to you because you have “wondrously” sinned. You sinned so great and so much that you are certain that the Lord can’t rescue you. If that’s where you are at, then this psalm is even more directed at you than you realize. As “wonderful” as the extent of your sin is, the wondrousness of God’s steadfast love is greater. You can never out-sin God’s steadfast love and you can never out-do God’s forgiveness. Then for those who have wondrously sinned in their life know God’s steadfast love is not simply half-heartedly being shown to you. Wondrously is He showing you His “checed,” His lovingkindness and steadfast love. So come to Him always, call on His name always, and seek refuge in Him always, for His love for you is wonderful and wondrously being shown to you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2972
Question To Ponder: How might our life with God be different if we were only shown a moderate level of God’s love?
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