Daily Devotions

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is the LORD'S
mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They
are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion,
saith my soul: therefore will I hope in him." Lamentations 3:21-24

When tomorrows become yesterdays ~ Jeremiah is looking back on the past
here. He had predicted the judgment that came upon Jerusalem, and
Jeremiah sits in the rubble and ruin of Jerusalem weeping as he write
this lamentation. These verses are the only bright spot in all the five
chapters of the Book. "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not
consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning:
great is thy faithfulness." In spite of the severe judgment of God (and
many thought it was too severe) Jeremiah can see the hand of God's mercy.
They would have been utterly consumed had it not been for the mercy of
God.
Was Judah's deliverance from such a fate due to something in them? No, it
was all due to the faithfulness of God. He had promised Abraham that He
would make a nation come from him ~ and this was the nation. He had
promised Moses that He would put them into the land. He had promised
Joshua that He would establish them there. He promised David that there
would come One in his line to reign on the throne forever. The prophets
all said that God would not utterly destroy this people but that He would
judge them for their sin. God is faithful. He has judged them, but He
will not utterly destroy them. A faithful remnant has always remained,
and ultimately they will become a great nation again. Will God judge
America? There are many that think not!

Application:
Jeremiah knew from personal experience about God's faithfulness. God had
promised that punishment would follow disobedience, and it did. But God
also had promised future restoration and blessing, and Jeremiah knew that
God would keep that promise also. Trusting in God's faithfulness day by
day makes us confident in His great promises for the future.
May God bless you as you remember the unfailing love of our Lord never
ends ~ great is His faithfulness each and every day!

Love in Christ,
Sandy