I should be on my way out right now, but I wouldn’t be at peace with myself if I didn’t do some unloading. Unloading, that is, in the form of proclamation:
Now again, as always:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
His mercies never come to an end.
They are new every morning; Great is thy faithfulness, o Lord.
So what can I say from this beautiful set of Scripture that I haven’t mentioned before? Well, today, it feels as if I should just claim it. You know, just how they taught us to ‘claim’ things, and ‘receive’ things (accompanied by the proper hand gestures), I’m claiming this – only I’m going to make it a little more personal. Not really much of a new thing, but once more, unto the breach:
The Lord’s love for me is steadfast. The Lord’s love for me never ceases.
Heck, let me go ahead and just add in a little more of what’s in my brain while I’m at it:
The Lord’s love for me is steadfast – resolute, loyal, committed. That’s right, today, in spite of all that’s going on for me and against me, I am receiving, understanding, and most importantly, appreciating the fact and truth that God is committed in loving me. No, let me elaborate, let me expand: The Creator of the Universe, the One who made all things seen and unseen, the Maker of all we perceive and all that’s beyond our senses – He is resolute, He is loyal, He is committed, He is all the other synonyms I failed to add here from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the word ‘steadfast’ – in all that is going on for me and against me right at this moment, He is STEADFAST in His love for me; His love for me is steadfast.
The Lord’s love for me never ceases. In spite of all that’s being formed in my mind – speculations, plans, responses, ideas, anxieties – It’s just nice to know that in spite of these seemingly overwhelming things that are being conceived in my mind, or are being thrown into my brain from the outside in through every possible sense it can make its way through… In spite of these seemingly gargantuan thoughts, they do lose their being intimidating, as I take in the fact that God’s love for me never ceases. All this that goes on in my mind may cease – WILL cease – but God’s love for me will never cease.
God will never stop loving me. God will never stop being steadfast in His love for me. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
The Lord’s mercy for me never comes to an end. We’re talking about His mercy for me as a whole, and we’re also taking in the fact that the writer of Lamentations specifically worded it here as ‘mercies’ – in that God’s mercy for us is broad and all-encompassing, but it is also quantifiable, yet endless. God’s mercy for me covers all, and lasts for all time.
Yes, in spite of all my mistakes, and in spite of all the victories… in spite of all that’s working against me, and all that’s working for me or in my favor… no matter what is going on from the inside out, or from the outside in, we have peace. Why? For, see, we not only have a steadfast, everlasting love – We come to realize that we also have mercy that covers all, and lasts for all time.
And I haven’t even gotten into how amazing it is to say that these mercies are new every morning… It’s all already so overwhelming as it is.
And I’m sure I’ve said this more than once before… but when I or anyone else takes in just how great of a love and how glorious of a mercy we have in God through our Lord Jesus Christ; Well, what else can we say, but Lord, great is Your faithfulness?
That’s me today. Let me take in the love of the Lord, in all that’s not going my way, whether of my own doing, and/or of the world’s design.
Let me take in the mercy of the Lord, in all that’s to come, and in all that I’m afraid of. Let me take in the mercy of the Lord, as I navigate through paths of all sorts – ‘correct’, ‘incorrect’, or unknown.
I’m not about to go into specifics but I will just go ahead and say, I needed to sit down and let this all out, before the rest of this beautiful Saturday resolves itself. I do pray that all of us would realize the Truth of just how great of a salvation we have through Jesus – One that allows us to take in the everlasting love of our God, whom we call Father.
And we ARE saved, so not only can we bask in this endless love, but we can also find comfort in His eternal mercy; we can find refuge in His mercies, that are new and fresh with every morning.
Lord, I come before Your throne of grace
I find rest in Your presence,
And fullness of Joy
In worship and wonder
I behold Your face
Singing what a faithful God have I
What a faithful God have I!
What a faithful God!
What a faithful God have I!
Faithful in every way!
I’m not sure if you found value in this, but I pray that this evening, You would take in the great love, mercy, and faithfulness of our God – brought to us, sponsored by no less than His Son, our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
God bless us all.
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