Great is Thy Faithfulness...
“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)
Sometimes it is difficult to truly feel
love, especially steadfast love. What does that mean anyway? Steadfast love? Well steadfast by definition means
unwavering, fixed, resolute, never changing.
Our love of ourselves may be inconsistent, but God’s love for us never
changes. The love and acceptance of
others may be contingent on mood, or pain, or actions, but not God’s love. Even better than being steadfast, His mercies
are never ending. Mercy means
compassion, or a pardon for wrongful actions.
God has a never ending supply of mercy for us, even when we fail, even
when we disappoint, even when we turn away from God, He is still pouring out
His steadfast love and mercy on us. And
each of these blessings we can count on a fresh, new portion every morning, not
dependent on how much we needed yesterday, but today we are guaranteed not only
a sufficient supply, but abundant, never ceasing, never ending supply. Today is a new day, with new challenges, with
new opportunities to please God, to do Kingdom work, and to follow the greatest
commandment. When Jesus as asked what
was the greatest commandment, he answered,
“‘Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself,’” found in Luke 10:27. I am challenged, to live out this
commandment. I am constantly challenged
by my flesh, by selfishness, even by unresolved pain in my life, by hurts, by old
wounds that sometimes feel healed, but then a word or an action can pull the
scab right off and before I know it, those wounds are bleeding again. But the
good news today, is great is the faithfulness of God, pouring out His endless
steadfast love, mercy and faithfulness on me, to bring a deeper level of hope
and healing into those hurts. I
challenge you today to live like YOU are loved with an everlasting,
steadfast love, emerged in all the mercy needed for today and revel in the
faithfulness of our God, being thankful for our fresh portion this morning for yesterdays
hurts and today’s challenges.
Blessings
Always,
Angela
