"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness, I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him." Lamentations 3: 21-24 What a beautiful passage of comfort that God gives to His children! There are so many things to rejoice about in this verse! First, God spoke to my heart and called my attention to the importance of recall. It is necessary, when we have trials, to recall ('call to mind') how powerful God is and what He has done in our past and throughout history. This is our reason for hope. To many times, when something is scary, we forget how He "came through" the last time we needed Him or the time before that. I believe teaching and training our brain and heart to recall that our God is awesome and faithful, is a way to increase our faith. This verse also tells us that we don't HAVE to be consumed by our trials. I have realized that when I am so worried about a problem, it takes 1st place in my thoughts. God views this as being consumed because HE is not first in my thoughts. I love the fact that this verse says that 'His compassions are new every morning'. This, to me, means that His love for me is so personal that it is different yet deeper every day because of the different trials I go through--everyday. The last part of this verse deals with God being enough for us (I plan to write a blog on this part by itself next). All is all, we can be encouraged and rest today. Why? Because we can "call to mind" how faithful our Lord has been to us. I don't have any reason to doubt God or think that He will fail me. He never has. But why He continues to love ME after all the times I have failed Him...this is the compassion that never fails! Love, Corrie My prayer for today: Lord, thank you for being faithful to me and my family when I have doubted you. Thank you for paying such close attention to every detail of my life and guiding my steps to bring about what was and is best for me. Your compassion is always on time and is always plentiful...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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This is great and desparately needed by me today. I don't have cause to doubt Him but do because I am human. The amazing thing is that He knows that and loves me anyway! Thanks for using this platform to speak Scripture over those of us who read. May our hearts continue to be open to His word delivered through His people! Love you dearly!
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