It’s A New Day
Rise and Shine: It’s a New Day!
Every morning there’s this reassuring thought that comes to my mind: It’s a new day.
It’s a simple little phrase, but it’s based on a passage from the Bible.
21 I recall this to my mind,
Therefore I wait.
22 The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end,
For His compassions do not fail.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3: 21-23, (NASB).
As the first morning light filters through the window shades, I find it encouraging to think that, no matter what’s happened the day before, each new day offers hope and potential.
God is sovereign, and He is the Author of all of our tomorrows.
In fact, He’s already there.
Of course with the Bible, it’s important to read the entire chapter, but I wanted to point out why this particular passage in Lamentations struck a chord with me.
When you consider what the prophet Jeremiah had witnessed in the city of Jerusalem, you realize that his words in that passage are an incredible expression of faith.
Jerusalem and Judah had ignored all prophetic warnings, terribly sinned against God and, as a Righteous Judge, God allowed the Babylonians to destroy it.
What kinds of sins?
Idolatry was a big one.
Our Sovereign God shares His throne with no one.
People nowadays like to forget this, but there are consequences for sin and rebellion.
How would we feel if we saw our own cities destroyed right now?
Can you imagine?
It would mean that everywhere we looked, we would see destruction. What we knew yesterday as “home” has burned to the ground.
No wonder the prophet grieved.
It’s a New Day: Hope Renewed
Did you know that Lamentations is considered one of the saddest books in the Bible?
That being said, those verses above are filled with so much assurance.
God is great and He is faithful.
His compassions never fail.
Look at verse 21 again:
“I recall this to my mind,
Therefore I wait.”
That is an incredible example of faith.
What did Jeremiah do?
He waited and remembered God’s faithfulness and past blessings.
He knew that, in God’s timing, He will “wipe away every tear.”
We can rest in that promise too.
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
