New Every Morning
”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 3:21-23 (ESV)
New every morning!
You know the routine - blew it...start again, new sheet, new effort, New Year, new you, etc.
That sense of missing the mark, start again, ramp up, the trying - all with buckets full of shame, self-punishment, and anxiety.
Doesn't sound like grace to me!
I don't think God does “New Year”... at least not the world’s concept of it.
You see, this is His way, “New Every Morning!”
He has been there before us, handing us new blessings, forgiveness, and His 'forgetness!' ...as far as the east is from the west!
Grace, complete washing in His powerful blood and filling up with His sparkling living water.
Mercies… not earned prizes.
Don't you just love God?
Every day, every moment, He is saying, “Come, receive whatever you need, accepted, beloved child. I delight in you. I see all your desires and intentions and want you to know deep, deep down My acceptance and My great pleasure in you.
Your new beginning comes when you simply stop, look at Me, and receive My view of you.
And guess what? As you give Me the ropes and let Me in, any change needed will happen under MY easy yoke… with rest and joy as by products.”
Sounds like a good deal to me. What a relief!
Thank you, Jesus, for Your steadfast love and Your new mercies You pour on us daily, hourly, continually.
- Kathy Walton
Mum to 3 miracles. Grammie to 4 livewires. Passionately in love with Jesus. Lover of the “freedom” in finding freedom. Swimmer. French-speaker. Overcomer.
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