Great is His Faithfulness
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22–23
I can relate to the writer of this verse in Lamentations. Some mornings, I wake up and find myself fretting about all the things that I need to get done and my inclination is, sometimes, to pull my blankets over my head and delay entering the fray of the day!
When I focus on a busy schedule, my limitations, and time constraints, I can easily lose focus on God, who knows the day ahead of me and is already preparing the way it will go . This verse from Lamentations presents a turning point for all of us when life gets too busy or complicated to handle. It is then we can choose to recall what God has done in the past, and be humbly reminded that God will also sort things out for us each day. Remember the last time God saw you through a difficult situation, perhaps when you did not see a way forward. Ask Him to help you trust that He will do it again.
Through God’s mercy, and faithfulness, we are not consumed by the stresses and complications of our lives. We are made strong by God’s grace, to bear witness to His extraordinary, ever present love. Who, in your life, needs to hear that we can be certain in the promise of God’s unfailing compassion that is made new every morning?
Dear Lord God, help us to trust in Your faithfulness. Every day open our eyes and hearts to the new mercies and blessings that You have for us. Help us to share those blessings and encouragement with someone who needs them. In Jesus’ name, Amen.