Day: 5th October 2026
New every morning
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.”
Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV)
Ah, there you go. I just fixed one thing and then another broke. And so is life. We are continually finding things that do not work and having to come up with a solution to fix the problem. Sometimes we are the problem. It got me wondering how God can keep us all going like he does. I can just hear him say: ‘Ah, there they go again. I just fixed one problem and now they have another.’ He has had a long, long time to work on us; our broken ways. Of course, as new births are appearing every day, there are a lot of us just beginning to learn how to live as we were meant to on this earth; a never-ending cycle. How tenacious God is with his love and faithfulness. As stated, it is steadfast and never-ending.
Our love tends to fade on things: that new car, new phone, new shirt, that manna in the wilderness, and unfortunately that new relationship, but God’s love is eternal. Can we really fathom this? With God’s help I think we can in time, and as we do so, we will learn the true
language of love. The Father, Son, and Spirit have been living out this language of love for a very long time. Eternity? Yes, but do I really understand what that word means? Not yet I am afraid, but that time will come. How wonderful that God wants to include all of us in this love of his.
His mercy is new every morning. There is a continual supply for our needs. I for one am grateful because I need God’s mercy every day. How about you? It is a good thing that God is willing to give what I fail to give more times than I can count. I am still working on this, and
God is working with me in it. Meeting me first thing in the morning after a night without sleep can be a dangerous thing. Mercy is last on my list. How gracious God is with his forgiveness, patience, and love for us. I have hope, because ‘the Lord is my portion.’ He has me and I have him. God is the greatest treasure that I can inherit, and I share him with my brothers and sisters in Christ. Do you realise how wonderful that is? God is all that we need and so I am complete with him. This connection is eternal, never ending and filled with all the good things God has to offer us. I can only give him myself and my love. How wonderful it is that that is what he wants from us.
Prayer
Merciful and almighty God, your mercy is new every morning. It reminds me of the Shekinah Glory that you displayed in the clouds the morning you gave your children manna from heaven. A display of your mercy and love despite their grumbling and fear. You showed your presence, the presence that is with us all, all of our lives. You will never leave us despite our shortcomings; you are always faithful to us. I praise you God. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.
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