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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Lamentations 3:22-23 English Standard Version (ESV)22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. There are so many things in life that come and go. As I have often heard: “here today, gone tomorrow.” Examples of this concept would contain so many stories and illustrations that one could fill an entire library with the content. The…
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