Podcast Summary: The Daily Blade – Episode #268

Title: Kyle Thompson // For His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
Hosts: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
Release Date: January 9, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode wraps up a week-long exploration of Psalm 136, focusing on God’s steadfast love and mercy. Kyle Thompson leads listeners through the psalm’s final verses (23–26), connecting biblical truths about God’s enduring love, grace, and rescue to the challenges and realities of everyday Christian life. The hosts aim to clearly articulate that God’s love remains unwavering regardless of our human failings, and that Christ’s sacrifice is the ultimate demonstration of this eternal love.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. God’s Remembrance of Our Low Estate

• Psalm 136:23–26 is read aloud.
  • "He remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever." (00:21)
• Honest Self-Assessment:
  • Kyle bluntly acknowledges human sinfulness:
    • “Guys, let’s just be honest. We suck. All right? All of us. Every last one of us. None of us are good.” (00:39)
  • Reference to Psalm 14:2–3: No one does good, all have turned astray.
  • Reference to Jeremiah 17:9: Human hearts are “desperately wicked.”

2. God’s Provision and Rescue

• God supplies our physical needs:
  • Reference to Psalm 34:10: Seekers of the Lord do not lack.
  • "But he gives food to all flesh… The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing…” (01:04)
• God rescues us from our ultimate foe (sin nature):
  • “He rescues us from our foes… not just physical foes… He rescues us from our ultimate foe, which is our sin nature.” (01:36)
  • Romans 5:6–8 is cited to underscore Christ’s sacrificial death for sinners.

3. The Refrain: God’s Steadfast Love Endures Forever

• The phrase appears 26 times in Psalm 136.
  • “Let’s go back to the refrain that is repeated 26 times in Psalm 136: ‘His steadfast love endures forever.’” (02:04)
• Faith and Imputation:
  • Kyle explains the theological concept of imputation:
    • “Imputation means it’s a one way street… imputed to the believer is a faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross.” (02:24)
    • The faith the psalm’s author had is the same faith available to Christians today.

4. A Detailed Narrative of Christ’s Sacrifice

• Kyle graphically recounts the passion narrative:
  • Betrayal, beatings, flogging ("flesh… likely exposed"), crown of thorns, carrying the cross, crucifixion (large nails “like railroad ties”), physical agony, spiritual suffering as God “turned his back” because Christ became sin for humanity.
    • “He was flogged with a cat of nine tails that would have stripped so much flesh off of his body that his internal organs were likely exposed… His beard was ripped from his face…” (02:47)
    • "He had nails... think like, you know, railroad… something that you would drive into a railroad tie." (03:22)
    • “Then he suffered the diabolical pain of God turning his back on him. Because Jesus had become sin. For what and for who? He became sin on our behalf.” (03:40)

5. The Resurrection: The Proof and the Promise

• Christ’s resurrection is the evidence of God’s enduring love and the completion of the rescue plan:
  • "God’s steadfast love endures forever. And to prove that, God’s full rescue plan came to fruition... Jesus was resurrected by God…" (04:01)
  • The tomb was "borrowed and not permanent"—the price for sin is paid in full.

6. A Call to Faith and Witness

• Kyle directly challenges both believers and non-believers:
  • “All we have to do is put our faith in that reality. If you have done so, you must share that with those around you. And if you have never done so, I compel you to do that today.” (04:30)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Human Nature:

  “Let’s just be honest. We suck. All right? All of us. Every last one of us. None of us are good.”
  — Kyle Thompson (00:39)

• On the Human Heart:

  “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick. Who can understand it?”
  — Jeremiah 17:9, read by Kyle (00:52)

• On God’s Provision:

  “The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”
  — Psalm 34:10, shared by Kyle (01:04)

• Describing the Crucifixion:

  “He was flogged with a cat of nine tails... internal organs were likely exposed… His beard was ripped from his face…”
  — Kyle Thompson (02:47)

• On Christ Becoming Sin:

  “Then he suffered the diabolical pain of God turning his back on him. Because Jesus had become sin. For what and for who? He became sin on our behalf.”
  — Kyle Thompson (03:40)

• On the Resurrection Promise:

  “After three days in the tomb, it became apparent that the tomb would be a borrowed and not permanent one, because Jesus was resurrected by God.”
  — Kyle Thompson (04:05)

• Final Exhortation:

  “If you have done so [believed], you must share that with those around you... if you have never done so I compel you to do that today.”
  — Kyle Thompson (04:30)

Timestamps of Key Segments

• 00:21 – Reading Psalm 136:23–26, introduction to the week’s topic
• 00:39 – Honest reflection on human sinfulness and references to Psalms and Jeremiah
• 01:04 – Discussion of God’s provision (Psalm 34:10)
• 01:36 – God’s rescue plan for sin nature; Romans 5:6–8
• 02:04 – Focus on the refrain “His steadfast love endures forever”
• 02:24 – Explanation of faith and imputation
• 02:47–03:40 – Detailed account of Christ’s suffering and crucifixion
• 04:01 – Resurrection, completion of God’s rescue
• 04:30 – Concluding call to faith and evangelism

Tone and Style

The episode maintains a direct, earnest, and exhortative tone—characterized by biblical references, gritty honesty about human nature, and an urgent call for action and faith in Christ. Kyle’s language is clear, relatable, and sometimes blunt, ensuring the message resonates with a practical, masculine Christian audience.

In summary:
This episode powerfully drives home the truth of God’s eternal love through the lens of human frailty and Christ’s completed sacrifice. It’s both a devotional reflection and a rallying cry to faith and gospel courage in daily life.