Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Psalm 118:1-9
by: Jerry Johnson.
I remember the first time I really thought about this passage, back in the 1980’s, when a pastor and musician from South Dakota named Lowell Lundstrom wrote a song based upon the truth contained in the refrain, “his mercy endureth forever” (KJV). Every one of us have to ask ourselves each day whether our trust is in God’s sovereign control over the details of our lives or in the things that this world considers important. As a chaplain and officer in the Army, it is tempting to “trust in man” on the road to recognition, promotion, and overall success. But it is better to take refuge in the Lord.