Lamentations 3:22-24
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 Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him.
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Have you ever heard somebody say, or perhaps maybe even said yourself, "Oh, it's just the same old thing day after day." People say that because they are in a rut! And that is an idiom defined in the Cambridge English Dictionary as to not have changed what you do or how you do it for a very long time so that it is not interesting any longer. And a rut is a long deep track!
Well, there was a time when I was (like everybody else including you) stuck in something even worse than a rut, it was a pit of destruction, miry clay, until God lifted me up and set my feet upon a rock, {Ps.40:2} a rock that is higher than I; Jesus is the Rock of my salvation! {Ps.89:26} Now, today—regardless of what is going on in the world—it is not the same old thing. I can wake up now with the expectation of being with the King of Kings today, and that never grows old.
Back in the mid—1970's I started to be invited to take part in, and usually share the Word, at some 'black pentecostal' churches. (Becoming somewhat less of a real thing as we become more obedient to the Lord's command to let there be no division among us. {1Cor.1:10} One of the things that I really loved there in those fellowships was the fact that they would, very unlike the denomination I had been raised in, often start by asking the congregation if there were any testimonies. It was not at all uncommon for a number of people to stand up and say, "I woke up this morning" to the many Amens and Hallelujahs ringing around the room! Like king David who wrote ‘I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me’ {Ps.3:5}, they did not take the day for granted. They knew that each one of our days is a gift from the Lord that will likely bring opportunities to bring the knowledge of Jesus into the lives of others.
So, if indeed you believe (as you certainly should) that our verse for today is the Lord speaking to YOU through the prophet Jeremiah, rejoice and praise the Lord for today is indeed a new day. One that can bring you new things, wonderful things to bless you. They are coming from a high place—the throne of God! If you want to really be blessed, then do take time to share that steadfast love and His mercies with others! The Lord will very often change mundane encounters and events into marvelous encounters and events.
As Peter, moved by the Holy Spirit, wrote:
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." (1 Peter 2:9)
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MANKIND |
