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The steadfast love of
the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
-Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
Our
God is a God of order and symmetry. All of creation moves to a divine rhythm.
We see the stars proceed in succession across the sky each night. Each season
gives way to the next: winter, spring, summer and autumn. Day rolls into night,
which springs again into day.
That
divine rhythm offers us a fresh start each morning. While our previous day may
have been marked by disappointment, failure or discouragement, we are offered a
clean slate at the dawn of each day.
Not
only do we get a new beginning, we are given fresh grace each day. In the midst
of a terrible time in Judah’s history, the prophet Jeremiah was able to
proclaim that God’s mercies and steadfast love never cease. Instead they are
new every morning! Even in our darkest times, we can trust that God’s light
will break forth anew in the morning as surely as the new day comes into the
world!
As
you and I arise each morning this week, let us turn our focus during the
opening moments of the day to God, his control of the universe, his rhythm and
his mercies and love that are new each morning. As we see the sun rising, let
us also see the Son of Righteousness rising with healing in his wings. All we need
to do is reach out and receive the abundant grace that is offered us for the
new day.
2016 © Glenn
E. Myers
This series is
Creation Proclaiming God’s Divine Nature, as Romans 1:20 declares, “For since
the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and
divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made.”
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