Monday Reflection – April 06, 2026 God’s Never-Failing Faithfulness

He sustained him in a desert land, in a howling wilderness waste; he shielded him, cared for
him, guarded him as the apple of his eye. Deuteronomy 32:10

Human relationships are very interesting. They move from being warm and deep to being callous
and cruel. Our relationship with God is about an ever-loving and compassionate God, with us
who are many times disobedient and rebellious. For nearly forty years, Moses led the Israelites in
their wanderings in the wilderness which resulted from disobedience, unbelief, and constant
complaining. God was angry with their attitude and allowed an entire generation to die in the
desert and not enter His promised rest. The time had arrived for Moses to pass the reins of
leadership to Joshua. To help God’s people remember His never-failing faithfulness, Moses
teaches them the ‘Song of Moses’ to both encourage them in the days ahead and as a constant
reminder that God’s work is perfect, His way is righteous, His laws are just, and His faithfulness
lasts from generation to generation.

The song Moses teaches drew a stark contrast between the goodness, greatness, loving-kindness,
and righteousness of their sovereign God, with His perverse and petulant people who broke their
covenant, sinned against Him, and acted corruptly toward Him. In his song, Moses recounts how
the Lord found Israel in a desert land and protected him, cared for him, guarded and chose him to
be His special nation from all the nations of the world. The Lord saved the Israelites from
bondage in Egypt, brought them out of slavery, blessed them abundantly, and promised to
protect them from their enemies and provide for them along the way. He relates how precious
they were to God and how He considered them ‘the apple of His eye’.

Moses seeks to ensure that the people of Israel did not forget their origin, nor the goodness of
God. They were to commit his poem to memory, consider their roots and history, and learn the
lessons of their forefathers. They were never to forget that “the Lord sustained Israel in a desert
land, in a howling wilderness waste.” They were to remember how God encircled them, cared for
them, and guarded them as the pupil of His eye. What a beautiful picture Moses paints of God’s
gracious goodness to His people.

May we never forget all the wonderful things that God has done for us and His never-failing
faithfulness to His children. May we remember to keep in mind the many pitfalls we will face in
our Christian life and maintain our faith in His promises to sustain and keep us. May we keep the
eyes of our heart on Jesus and apply the truth of His word, knowing that we too are the apple of
His eye and have been given all we need for life and godliness. Just as God cared for Israel in the
desert, may we be assured that God provides for and protects His people through life’s
wildernesses (spiritual and otherwise) supplying all our needs through His word and grace.

Today’s New Testament text is apt: Romans 8: 38-39 – “For I am convinced that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in
Christ Jesus our Lord.” May we continue to celebrate the love of our resurrected Lord. Amen
Jermaine Gibson