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As we continue in Lamentations and I consider what to write, I keep coming back to the fact that there is so much beauty, such grace, mercy, and comfort in the following passage that there is little I could add (As if I could add anything that would make God's Word better!). So instead a want to draw your attention to these words and I pray over everyone who reads this blog that the truth of them would settle in your hearts. I pray that you would know that there is never a time when you have done something so terrible that God can't and won't forgive. I pray that you would know that while God will allow you to feel consequences of your sin, he is not a God who punishes sin. Rather, he offers new mercy and compassion because he is a God of restoration and redemption. I pray that each of us knows that even though we will fail and be foolish - and we will very often, whe can always return to God and receive mercy and compassion. I pray that you would each put your weight fully down on these truths, trust in our amazing merciful God, and put your hope in him.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
Today's post was submitted by Carol Bartels
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Talking about having a fresh start with God. The verses you mentioned says God's mercies are new every morning! We can have a fresh start with God EVERY morning. Why does God offer us a fresh start everyday? Because we need it!!!!
ReplyDeleteLam 3:22-23
Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
The very definition of God's mercy means we get a better deal than we deserve. Other words, we don't get what we do deserve -Judgment and Hell. I call this crop failure. We sowed a bad crop and should reap hell but God through His compassion gives us grace instead. This grace flows to us through Jesus Christ but the sad part is man through pride refuses to humble themselves and come to God to receive this mercy.
Look at the heart of God. God's compassion and mercy has always been there but through pride and rebellion, they would not believe. Lamentations isn't so much showing Jeremiah's heart but rather God's heart toward prideful man who refuses to come to Him by faith.
It broke God's heart.