Great Is Your Faithfulness

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the LORD inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.

From on high he sent fire; it went deep into my bones; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all day long.

My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they weigh on my neck, sapping my strength; the Lord handed me over to those whom I cannot withstand.

The LORD has rejected all my warriors in the midst of me; he proclaimed a time against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a wine press the virgin daughter Judah.

For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my courage; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.

Lamentations 1:12-16

The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

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 3:19-23

Jerusalem had been destroyed. Jeremiah lamented over the shadow of what had once been a great city and center of worship, now destroyed by war.

But Jeremiah did not remain in despair. He recognized God’s sovereignty in suffering. Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions do not fail, ever.

Has sorrow or suffering made your life feel like a dark shadow of what it once was? Remember, God’s mercies are new every morning. He is compassionately working in your life for His glory and your blessing.

To see beyond earth’s shadows, look to Christ the Light.

Our Daily Bread – October 23, 2008