It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
I love the word “fresh”, it sounds crisp and clean; it’s like smelling newly washed and refreshing clothing that have been rinsed with Downey. There’s nothing like that it! So is it with the Lord’s mercies, we get to start everyday anew, clean and fresh.
Jeremiah is known for being the heartbroken or the weeping prophet because of his compassion for the people of God; despite the fact that they have despised, abused and persecuted him because of the message he delivered for over forty years. Seriously, you would think that they would have gotten the message from the man who had only come to warn them, but being a stiff-necked people who refused to heed unfortunately, would cause themselves great suffering.
Here Jeremiah confesses his faith after he has cried the cry of despair and dejection over the plight of Israel. His concern and emotions for them has caused him to go into a form of depression, to use a modern terminology. He lacks hope at this point because he has taken it personally to heart. But Jeremiah abruptly came to himself and begins to remember and reflect the God he knows to be faithful and loyal; and the God that has never failed him. With the love he has for the Lord, he is reminded that in Him is hope, as well as comfort; and that it is because of the Lord that we are not consumed or not destroyed. He expresses his sorrow and asks God to have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.
This shows the very human side of Jeremiah, like him we often fall into the same state of mind. Yes, we are human and we lose hope or lose heart because we are despised, abused and persecuted (2 Tim 3:12) by the circumstances or situations of life; and we will feel despair at times however, in spite of our infirmities, our frailties, our weaknesses, our imperfections, our shortcomings, our faults, our inadequacies, or our limitations, we must to come to ourselves at some point and not only remind ourselves but reflect on God’s faithfulness and His loyalty to us; His kindness, forgiveness, understanding, and His concern for us. His compassions don’t fail us and His mercies keep us from being overtaken, therefore we should remember that we have our hope in Him.
The scripture today should speak to our heart as if we ourselves are writing the very words. Confessing our faith and letting the Lord know that my soul still remembers and it humbles me when I recall what you’ve done in my past, how you’ve kept me, how you’ve delivered me, how you’ve stayed the hand of the enemy, even when things look bleak or discouraging, you were there. I remember your loyalty and your faithfulness to me, so therefore I have hope and I will wait quietly for you because I know know that you will never forsake. You are my refuge, my shield, my salvation, but remembering most importantly, that every morning, your mercies are always fresh and new just for me!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
Lamentations 3:22-23
I love the word “fresh”, it sounds crisp and clean; it’s like smelling newly washed and refreshing clothing that have been rinsed with Downey. There’s nothing like that it! So is it with the Lord’s mercies, we get to start everyday anew, clean and fresh.
Jeremiah is known for being the heartbroken or the weeping prophet because of his compassion for the people of God; despite the fact that they have despised, abused and persecuted him because of the message he delivered for over forty years. Seriously, you would think that they would have gotten the message from the man who had only come to warn them, but being a stiff-necked people who refused to heed unfortunately, would cause themselves great suffering.
Here Jeremiah confesses his faith after he has cried the cry of despair and dejection over the plight of Israel. His concern and emotions for them has caused him to go into a form of depression, to use a modern terminology. He lacks hope at this point because he has taken it personally to heart. But Jeremiah abruptly came to himself and begins to remember and reflect the God he knows to be faithful and loyal; and the God that has never failed him. With the love he has for the Lord, he is reminded that in Him is hope, as well as comfort; and that it is because of the Lord that we are not consumed or not destroyed. He expresses his sorrow and asks God to have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.
This shows the very human side of Jeremiah, like him we often fall into the same state of mind. Yes, we are human and we lose hope or lose heart because we are despised, abused and persecuted (2 Tim 3:12) by the circumstances or situations of life; and we will feel despair at times however, in spite of our infirmities, our frailties, our weaknesses, our imperfections, our shortcomings, our faults, our inadequacies, or our limitations, we must to come to ourselves at some point and not only remind ourselves but reflect on God’s faithfulness and His loyalty to us; His kindness, forgiveness, understanding, and His concern for us. His compassions don’t fail us and His mercies keep us from being overtaken, therefore we should remember that we have our hope in Him.
The scripture today should speak to our heart as if we ourselves are writing the very words. Confessing our faith and letting the Lord know that my soul still remembers and it humbles me when I recall what you’ve done in my past, how you’ve kept me, how you’ve delivered me, how you’ve stayed the hand of the enemy, even when things look bleak or discouraging, you were there. I remember your loyalty and your faithfulness to me, so therefore I have hope and I will wait quietly for you because I know know that you will never forsake. You are my refuge, my shield, my salvation, but remembering most importantly, that every morning, your mercies are always fresh and new just for me!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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