New Every Morning
“It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” (Lamentations 3:22-26)
Today’s Morsel: If you were to ponder your life, you would see that it’s new every morning. Yesterday was the old you. Today is the new you. You can ponder on yesterday and say that nothing has changed, but that isn’t true. Yesterday was good. Yet we have been given a new day by God to make a difference today. Not only in our lives, but also in the lives of others. We have been given a new day to live out our circumstances, trials, and problems. We have been given a new day to change who we were yesterday. He makes all things new. Jeremiah said that God’s compassions are new every morning. God’s care and concern, along with His empathy and kindness for you, are brought about every morning. God wants you to know that He cares. God wants you to live and not die. Therefore, His mercies are new every morning. He wants you to enjoy the abundant life that He brings forth for you. But it’s up to you if you enjoy it or not. One of the things that we seem to find about David is that he sought the Lord early. He said, “O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.” (Psalms 63:1-4) Notice, early will I seek Thee. When we seek God early, we will find that life just seems to be better throughout the course of our day. As Isaiah says: “With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.” (Isaiah 26:9) Don’t let your morning time slip away without God being in it.
Sing: By and by, when the morning comes, and all the saints of God are gathered home; we will tell the story how we’ve overcome; and we’ll understand it better by and by.
Thought For Today: They say early bird gets the worm.