“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)’
The morning sun
is bright on trees and lawn crackling with frost.
I shiver as I
walk to the road to get the paper from the box.
Grateful for a
warm house, I settle with a second cup of coffee.
I read the news
of the day; some good, some bad, some sensational.
In the daily
paper are items about which I pray:
Leaders, local,
national and world;
Conditions of
hunger and economic duress, job loss and home closures;
Police reports
and those arrested, an accident, the obituaries that reveal grieving survivors.
I remember the
verse that stood out to me this morning:
“His mercies
never come to an end; they are new every morning;
Great is Your
faithfulness.”
A three-point devotional
is contained in these verses.
I should
remember it, take it with me into each new day:
I. God’s mercies fail not!
How can I even name them?
So numerous, they defy listing.
His mercies and compassions abound
because He is
Abba, Father, Sustainer, Keeper,
Shade on my right hand, Provider, Sovereign.
Praise be to God.
II. His mercies are new every morning!
New every morning; look around, name them, thank Him.
I make a call to one I know who is
enduring grief.
We pray together.
I remind her of God’s unfailing
mercies.
(I remind myself of the same.)
III. Great is His faithfulness.
In storm and shadow, darkness and
light, God is faithful.
God I will depend more on You and
less on myself.
I will lift grateful heart to you,
morning, noon, evening, night.
You hear my prayers and answer. Thank you.
You walk with me and show me the
way.
You are my portion; therefore, I
will hope in You.
Thank you for meeting me in the
early morning.
Be with me through the day and
night. Amen.
-Ethelene
Dyer Jones 01.26.2014
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