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. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. - Lamentations 3:22-24
I love the fact that Scripture tells us God's mercies are new every morning. I mean, it's not like God goes to sleep for eight hours and then wakes up with shiny new mercies. No, we are the ones who need to sleep. We are the ones who oversleep and then get to work late, only to find out that we forgot to finish a project. We're the ones who snap at our family members when we get home and overindulge in mindless entertainment. We're the ones who settle into bed with heavy hearts, remembering all the times we've needed God's forgiveness during the day and feeling utterly depleted.
But God is never depleted. We can open our eyes the next morning with absolute joy in the knowledge that our Father is waiting to spend the day with us, pouring out His mercy and grace. We can't use up His mercies; instead, we can wake up with a renewed sense of wonder at God 's marvelous grace, knowing that He has a more than abundant supply of everything we need, and His hand is open to give it to us if we ask Him.
Our Father does not grow weary of us as we grow weary of ourselves. Instead, He gives us every day as an opportunity to experience the deep joy of His ever-present mercies, mercies that can reach us no matter how bleak our circumstances.
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