God’s Steadfast Love
The best part of waking up, is mercy in your cup
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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.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
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Laments are poetry based on sadness and mourning.
The book of Lamentations was written by Jeremiah, the “Weeping Prophet,” who lived to see the downfall and destruction of the kingdom of Judah.
I studied a few laments in the book of Psalms while in seminary.
Something I noticed in their structure is that they would often have this moment of renewed hope, despite all the chaos and pain.
I don’t know if they felt a genuine peace wash over them that gave them a sense of renewed hope or if they were simply preaching some truths to themselves. I tend to lean toward the latter. Which is good, because I often need to preach some hope to myself.
Anyway:
In the midst of this dreary lament, we have these verses of hope.
And it’s not a fool’s hope.
This is hope based on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The good who rescues. The God who saves us from our sins.
The God who is both good & powerful.
There’s just something about sunrise.
It brings a renewal, like the slate for the day is clean.
I love drinking coffee while looking outside in the morning and feeling the quiet of the day begin.
It’s a reminder to me that each new day brings new mercies from God. And His faithfulness is great.
— Ricky Ketchum
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