Daily Mercy

Lamentations 3:22–27 (HCSB)

      ‹Because of› the LORD’s faithful love

      we do not perish,

      for His mercies never end.

      They are new every morning;

      great is Your faithfulness!

      I say: The LORD is my portion,

      therefore I will put my hope in Him.

      The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,

      to the person who seeks Him.

      It is good to wait quietly

      for deliverance from the LORD.

      It is good for a man to bear the yoke

      while he is ‹still› young.

 

 

These words were written by Jeremiah while he and his nation were exiled in Babylon. They could have perished in Babylon and been swallowed up within a foreign nation and disappeared forever from the face of the earth. But they did not. They continued because God’s faithful love to them continued. He was merciful to them. Who can deny that the Lord is merciful to us? We continue to exist in this United States of America because of God’s faithful love and His plan for us. Maybe He yet has some work for us to do that demands our continued existence.

 

His mercies are new every morning. This is a new day. Perhaps you are discouraged. Perhaps you are just living day to day. When God’s mercies are new each day that is not a bad way to live. He does not give us mercy today for tomorrow. He does not give us mercy today to live in the past. He gives us mercy this day for this day.

 

He is our portion—He is more than that. Christ is our life! We live today by Him. Today we have His presence. Everything we need is in Him and we have Him today! Put your trust in Him today. You have faith that He has saved you. Have faith today that He is with you, that He sustains you, that He will live His life through you.

 

If you are waiting for the Lord’s answer see it as a good thing. Wait on Him in quiet trust. If that is your yoke to bear then please remember that you do not bear it alone. Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you, for My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” What did He mean? Yoke were designed for a pair of oxen. On one side was the stronger, more experienced ox. Call Him “The Trainer.” That is the Jesus side. On the other side was the smaller, less experienced ox. Call him “The Trainee.” That is our side. He pulls the load, and for our part we get to be bridled with Him. Not a bad partnership… for us! He said, “Take My yoke and learn of Me.”  If you’re waiting you are learning. Learn well. Watch and listen closely. Trust Jesus. Enjoy the fellowship.