Through the Bible: LamentationsSample

God’s Mercy and Compassion – New Every Morning

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 3:22-23 (ESV)

The Book of Lamentations is a tearful description of the funeral of Jerusalem. Once a proud and beautiful city, it was reduced to rubble by the invading Babylonians. Jeremiah wrote his lament in such a literary fashion that in the middle of his book, he paused and declared the mercy and faithfulness of God. Jeremiah wanted the Israelites to realise that while they cannot escape persecution and suffering, God’s mercy and faithfulness will keep them THROUGH judgment.   

God’s mercy (“racham” in Hebrew) means compassion, kindness, and tender love. It is God’s mercy that moves Him to give us His Only Son as the atonement for our sin. God continues to show mercy in forgiveness and His mercy triumphs over judgment. God’s mercies are “new every morning” meaning that they are perpetual and always available to those in need. We do not need to feel condemned of our past sins for He has “removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west” (Ps. 103: 12).

Today is a new day and the mercy of God is fresh and new again. 

Prayer

Our Heavenly Father, I praise and thank You for Your loving-kindness and mercy which is new every morning and remains steadfast and sure throughout the day. In Jesus' name, Amen.