Lamentations 3:22-24 AMPC
It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His tender compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.
Those who are a bit longer in the tooth and faith will know the hymn "Great is thy faithfulness" and have probably sung it time and time again.
This hymn started playing on my inner jukebox yesterday when I had a sudden stutter of doubt - not in the Lord but in what lies ahead.
It was as if the Holy Spirit was reminding me of God's faithful heart, no matter what the situation.
Jeremiah wrote the verses above (upon which that old hymn is based) in the midst of the most terrible destruction and devastation of Jerusalem.
When things start crumbling in our world, when everything shakes, then we can hang onto the faithfulness of our God.
Through Jesus we have the promise that He will never leave or forsake us.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God has said: I will never leave you, and I will never forsake you.
There is no shadow of turning with Him.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
Let me leave you with the words of that hymn to light up your day with the love and faithfulness of the Lord - praise Him forever! [You can hear it sung beautifully via the link at the end of the page].
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 hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love
Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside
Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father
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