Repetition helps our recall ability. “His love endures forever” is repeated four times in these seven verses and “The Lord is with me” repeats twice. The temptation to gloss over repeated verses can cause us to miss out as repetition often is a cue to something important and noteworthy.
When I reflect on the value of repetition in my own life recently, I’m reminded of a hard season. After experiencing my second miscarriage, after years of infertility and fertility treatment, my heart was grieving and devastated; I was exhausted. At this time, my husband and I put together a playlist of less than 10 worship songs. Hearing Scripture and God’s Word sung over us began our healing.
The healing came from listening to those songs daily, over and over, almost exclusively, for a period of four months. The repetition of those songs (one was based on Psalm 42, another on Psalm 23) continually drew our hearts and minds back to the sole Satisfier of our souls.
The repetition made it easy to recall the lyrics and scriptures they are based on. I noticed over time praise came more easily to my lips. No matter the circumstances in that moment, singing truths about who God is, and who He will always be (holy, worthy of praise, etc), was a lifeline. The repetition anchored my soul whenever I started to drift or panic at the waves, it was the tether back to what matters most, the Greatest Treasure of our lives.
When life feels “hard pressed” around me and I cry out to God, singing praise to God brings me into a “spacious place” (vs. 5) where I am able to rest in God’s presence, trusting His promise that He is with me (vss. 6-7).
Over time this repetition imprints on our minds and we recall it easier and easier.
His love endures forever.
God is with us.
These are promises we can cling to when hard pressed by repeating them over and over.
For reflection:
- Choose one verse or worship song you will repeat to yourself throughout today. Make it a goal to repeat it at least once an hour. How do you think this reminder of God’s presence and promises impact you today?
by Megan Littel
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