In
Jeremiah's lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah, he
expressed where he drew his hope: “It is of
the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions
fail not.” In verse
twenty-three of chapter three we see how often those mercies and
compassions were and are available. He wrote:
The
verse begins, “They are new every morning:”
Imagine the encouragement Jeremiah felt as he penned these words.
“Every morning” when he awoke there was a fresh supply of
God's mercies and compassions available to him. As though he used
every ounce of mercy and compassion from the day before, Jeremiah
could draw from the endless well of the LORD'S everlasting “goodness,
kindness and faithfulness”. Every time the sun arose the beams
thereof would stream “mercy, mercy, mercy and compassion,
compassion, compassion” upon him.
The
verse goes on to say, “great is thy
faithfulness.” Not only did
Jeremiah receive the LORD'S mercies and compassions every day, he
also knew “great” or
“much, many, abundant and numerous” was God's
“faithfulness” which means
“firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, and steadiness”. While
Jeremiah enjoyed the daily supply of mercy and compassion, he knew
that the LORD would be true and stand strong every time Jeremiah
needed Him.
We have only touched the
surface of the meaning of these great words as we examine them today.
Our only hope may be to meditate in the consistency and reliability
of God's word to be “faithful” to us. Each day we may draw from
His endless and abundant supply of mercy and compassion, and we can
know that He has these available to us upon each new morning. Perhaps
as we have read these words we are in need once again of a fresh
supply of mercy, or maybe we simply need to know that God's
compassion is upon us. Whichever the case, let us constantly and
consistently draw from His abundant supply and constant faithfulness
to have prepared exactly what we desire in our times of need.
Next
time we see what Jeremiah's portion is, so read ahead, and we shall
join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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