Lamentations 3: 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
When you woke up this morning what were you thinking? Did you find yesterday's cares and worries were still hovering? Was your mind full of questions and wonderings, the what if's and what about's?
Just in case you were troubled like that, like I was, I thought we'd all benefit from reading this verse again today, because no matter what is uncertain God is not, He hasn't changed one bit in all the ages.
He still holds out His faithful love to you and me and all mankind. He still gives us His great mercies every morning. His wonderful faithfulness to us has never moved off centre, not once, no matter what our failings have been or how we may have let Him down. So regardless of what may change in our circumstances we know God remains steadfast.
Jeremiah who wrote Lamentations, reminds himself that he's still daring to hope in his God even though he was so distressed by their situation. His focus is on God, not on his circumstances or his problems because he knows the answers he needs wont come from looking at the difficulties but only from God.
So Lord we get up again this morning with our eyes on You, our wonderful saviour, so thankful for Your mercies:
Your love in our hearts.
Your healing in our bodies.
Your wisdom in our minds.
Your righteousness covering us.
Your power by the Holy Spirit inside us.
Your blessing and provision on our lives.
Your protection over our every step.
Our eyes are on You Lord because we used up all yesterday's mercies and we thank you for this new day and for your new mercies that are brand spanking new this morning. No leftovers, no staleness, but all as fresh as the dew on the ground. So we shake off whatever is trying to hold us down, and we start afresh with hope in our hearts because You are still on the throne, You are for us and not against us and You have good plans for us all which You will lead and direct us in to. Thank You Lord. Amen.
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