Regardless of what happened yesterday, you and I get a new day today. If you are going through a hard place that may not sound like a good thing, but it really is incredibly good news. The writer of Lamentations gives us a wonderful inspired reminder: 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) In these two verse…
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Lamentations 3 is not a pleasant and upbeat chapter until you arrive at verse 21: 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.” When facing challenging days, it is easy to believe that we are in ‘unprecedented’ times. Though our trouble may seem to us as something that…
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There are two verses in the book of Ecclesiastes that I love and I find to be helpful to keep me grounded. The two verses are found in chapter 3:22-23: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;great is your faithfulness. The great reminder is that the Lord’s love is steadfast. I would like to state a dictionary definition…
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