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Our God is praise worthy in every age and season. No matter the circumstances, God is with us and for us. Often, it is hard to understand and believe this when we look around at reality.
Take the Israelites, for example. They go into exile due to their persistent idol worship and rebellion against God. When they finally return, their situation is much different than their ancestors. Even though they were back in their land, with a new temple and worship back in full force, they were no longer a free nation ruled by their own king and government. They were vassals to the Persians and ultimately under their rule and authority. Next, it would be the Greeks. In Paul’s day, it was the Romans who ruled over them.
Psalm 135 captures the one constant throughout. Despite times changing and consequences unfolding, the people were encouraged to remember the God who has been faithfully with them through all of this. The psalm draws our heart to what has sustained us in the past. It focuses on the foundation that was laid long ago for our lives and continues to guide us through new and unforeseen difficulties. Praise is not an act reserved only for times of prosperity. It is a reflection on the faithfulness of God in all situations and circumstances.
LORD, you will always be proclaimed as God; all generations will remember you.
Psalms 135:13 GNB
“The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob is not the God of the dead, but of the living; and that is true spiritually as well as naturally. Those who are spiritually dead refuse to own him, and set up gods that they have imagined; but those who are quickened by his grace delight in him, and glorify his name. Let this, beloved, be our joyful song, “Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever.”
Charles Spurgeon