I remember my affliction and my wandering,the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them,and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:19-23
What is your hope in the morning? What is your praise as the day begins? God’s recreation of this new day?
The prophet Jeremiah wrote the words of Lamentations during a bleak and hopeless season. The people of Israel were living in exile and under the oppressing rule of ungodly leaders. It seemed like all hope was lost, but still he relied on the mercy of God to renew his spirit everyday. He wrote the words, “His mercies are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Too often, we lose sight of the fact that God’s love and mercy is ever present to us. The fact that there is breath in your lungs is evidence enough that God’s life-giving power is at work in you! Everyday we get a chance to celebrate his new mercies, and walk in the freedom that Christ invites us to.
God’s mercies never grow old. His heart never darkens or grows cold. His mercies never run out or come too late. They never dry up or fade away.
Every morning, the Lord gives us new mercies that are more than enough for our challenges, disappointments, sufferings, temptations, and struggles with the sins within us and around us! This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it.
Today, take time to rest and enjoy His kindness. Remember, He is not holding yesterday against you. He is strengthening you and giving you courage to remain in Him as you enter this new day.
Hope is not passive; it calls us to remember and think deeply about God’s promises. Doing this strengthens our faith and helps us keep going.
Reflection: The writer is surrounded by devastation, yet the single step of calling God’s faithfulness to mind produces a chain reaction: deliberate remembrance (“I call this to mind”) leads inevitably (“and therefore”) to renewed, unshakable confidence (“I have hope”). The passage teaches that hope flourishes whenever believers pivot from their pain to God’s proven character, trusting the unbreakable promises of His word. Bible Hub
Pray: Jesus, you hold the world in your hands. You are close to those who grieve. You catch the tears of the broken-hearted. There is no pain we feel that you do not know. Help me remember this truth when I am in the middle of grief. Help me accept your invitation to lay my burdens at your feet. please hold my heart when I pour it out to you. Be very near when the shadows close in. Teach me to come to you with an honest heart, so I can make room for your healing.
