There are not many things we can depend on in life. Life is always full of change and transition and curve-balls. . . but we do know, that no matter how dark our night gets we can always be sure of tomorrow's sunrise. . . until this world passes away the sun will always rise.
We all hope for a easy going life with no challenges and no trauma. It doesn't exist. In fact Jesus was confident in telling us that in this world we will have troubles. Thank God Jesus remains with us and thank God that He has over come the world. but these two things are not a magic wand that removes troubled time, its the assurance of God with us in the storms, helping us pass through them. Thankfully we are not alone.
And if life itself is not enough, we [as humans] also have a special tendency of screwing it up. Even when we don't want to, even when we have the best intentions in the world and the purest motives, we don't often don't get it right.
For example yesterday was a manic day at work, and my boss was exhausted. She'd been busy with emergencies the night before till midnight. We had a fully booked day, but then we had some urgent walk-in patients added to the list. I knew she had to perform surgery after hours again that night. It was one of those crazy busy days where you don't even know if you are coming or going. At one point we were running an hour late and had a room full of patients, then the call came asking if she was busy or if she could help out another doctor. Me, with all my best intentions immediately said no because we were busy, and I knew she was exhausted and it seemed impossible. my heart and intentions were good, I was keeping the day together, thinking of not keeping our patients any longer than they already were, protecting my boss' schedule etc and honestly not wanting to overwhelm her. nothing bad in my decision. . . .but it was not the correct decision. and even though it wasn't a big deal at all. . . I still had to face the fact that it was not the right decision. Even though my intentions were great. . . it was not the right decision.
So as humans, intentionally or not, we screw up and make mistakes and then on top of all of the above, we need to factor in sin. ..
almost makes us want to exhale and wonder if there is any chance? any hope? .... and that is where this comes in.
Lamentations 3:22-23 [NLT]
The faithful love of the Lord never ends![a]
His mercies never cease.
23 Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Just as surely as the sun will rise, we can be confident in this. . . Our God, the compassionate, all loving Father, will show compassion and His mercy is available new each day. Almost as if it rises with the sun at dawn. Don't be shy to embrace this fact, lean on Him and seek forgiveness for it is freely available. And even if you already did this, yesterday and the day before, it doesn't run out. As surely as the sun will rise, His mercy is available too, no matter how dark the night.
I love how in the Voice translation it says it this way...
the Eternal has inexhaustible compassion.
Don't run from Him, run too Him.... and embrace the start of a new day.
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