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Lamentations 3:21-23
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.
The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light.
And this has got to be one of the brightest. No wonder we have one of our greatest hymns from this verse.
“Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.”
“Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand has provided.
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.”
As we read Lamentations, we get a glimpse of how Jesus must have felt.
“The Lord has done what He planned; He has fulfilled His Word, which He decreed long ago” (2:17).
“Look, O Lord, and consider: Whom have you ever treated like this?” (v 20)
“I am the ‘Man’ who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath” (3:1).
“He pierced My heart with arrows from His quiver. I became the laughing-stock of all My people” (v 13-14).
“I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is” (v 17).
“I remember My affliction and My wandering, the bitterness and the gall” (v 19).
“Let Him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on Him” (v 28).
“Let Him offer His cheek to one who would strike Him, and let Him be filled with disgrace” (v 30).
Jesus endured it all – and more. He has paid the price. But why should the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Glory pay the price? He was sinless. He had done no wrong. Why should He have to endure it?
Because He was the only One who could. We cannot bear the weight of our sins on earth, let alone endure the wrath of God against them. We would be destroyed eternally, let alone here and now. No, only Someone who was sinless could do it. And He had to be willing.
That is the awesome thing. Jesus had to be willing. That was the whole issue behind the temptations in the wilderness. Obedience to God and willingness to obey Him or to go it alone. The climax took place in Gethsemane. If the battle had been lost in Gethsemane, Calvary would never have happened. The Cross just revealed what had already been won in Gethsemane. The battle was won in His mind and over His will in the Garden. The Cross proved His victory, and His resurrection sealed the final destiny of us all.
Out of the stark darkness came the cry – “It is finished” (John 19:30). God was faithful to the end. Calvary secured the victory and because of that victory, His mercy is “new” for you today.
No matter what has happened in your past, no matter what happened yesterday – today is a “new” day. Start your life again with Him, right now and then...
Why not spend a few moments being grateful and giving Him thanks?
“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.”
Therefore, now go out into your day with your head held high, a spring in your step, joy in your eyes and hope in your heart.
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