Discover His heart: He is love, and He is faithful
When I was young and barely able to read, my Children’s Church teacher offered a special prize to anyone who would memorize an entire chapter in the Bible and quote it within the next couple of Sundays. I had memorized all the regular scriptures that children tend to know at this point, but this seemed impossible for me until I chanced upon Psalm 117. It was short and sweet, and with my mom’s help, I memorized it!
There were two or three of us that took the easy route and quoted Psalm 117, and we still received the prize – a miniature copy of the Book of John! That teacher was going to get the Word of God into us one way or another.
@ Psalm 117
“Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth. For he loves us with unfailing love; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord!” Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible as well as the center chapter of the Bible. It may be short, but it declares two unchanging characteristics of our God: God’s love for us will never fail, and His faithfulness to us will last forever. Furthermore, this love and faithfulness are not just for Israel, but for all the nations, Jew and Gentile alike! The whole world is called to praise the Lord.
My theology at that young age in Children’s Church was not much further along than “God is Love,” but I knew what love was and I knew who God was. The fact that His love for me would never fail has stayed with me my entire life and has carried me through many discouraging and challenging moments.
Even though we grow more sophisticated in our theology and hopefully more intimate in our relationship with God, the foundation never changes – God’s love and faithfulness will last forever, and His love is for everyone. And that message will preach to anyone, anywhere.
Moving Forward: With my heart, I will praise Him for His love and faithfulness. With my mouth, I will share it with even the youngest of children because I know they will understand.
Tomorrow @ Proverbs 28
Phyllis Benigas 
I agree! No preconceived ideas in their approach to God, simply accepting His love.
Perhaps children understand and accept God’s love and faithfulness better than adults! Didn’t Jesus say we must come to Him as a child?