Are you a morning person? You know the
sort…. Up before sunrise, singing with the birds that make up the “dawn
chorus”? Was this proverb written for you?
If a
man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a
curse. Proverbs 27:14
Perhaps you are the sort of person who is surprised
by the fact that there are actually sunrises!
I have occasionally risen early and driven to the beach an hour or so before sunrise, and just sat and waited. One thing that I have discovered…. You can rely upon the sun to rise on time! It’s as trustworthy as the Creator of that giant thermonuclear ball that warms us all and gives life to this planet.
They
are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. It is by Jehovah's
kindnesses that we are not destroyed, because His mercies never fail.
Lamentations 3:22-23
As the words of that old poem/hymn “Hues of
the Rich Unfolding Morn” by John Keble, tell us, morning brings a time of
freshness and refection.
Every
new day, He will not fail. Zephaniah 3:5.
Just seven little words that are as eternal and dependable as
Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross at Golgotha! No
matter who lets us down, the Lord God Almighty will never let us
down!
We need that daily assurance of God’s
unfailing grace and mercy in our lives… we were created to live our lives in
daily episodes. We don’t experience life in weeks, months or years, or decades…
it’s day by day.
In Psalm 68:19, we're assured that God is our “Savior, who daily bears our burdens”.
In Psalm 68:19, we're assured that God is our “Savior, who daily bears our burdens”.
Likewise we have the awesome privilege of
renewing our devotion to Jehovah each new morning. So will I sing praise unto your
name forever, that I may daily perform my vows. Psalm 61:8
There will be days when even the effort of
getting out of bed will be a battle, other days when the events that lie ahead
will be a trial and the thought of facing the tribulations cause very real
pain. Then there will be days that set our spirits skipping, soaring and
freewheeling across the heavens as experience the Lord’s love in some new way.
Regardless of the circumstances of the day,
God’s words to Zephaniah are real and trustworthy. Every new day, He will not fail. Why not make those words your personal
anthem? Inscribe them upon your heart. Why not read them aloud now as you read
this blog; you need to hear them!
1 comment:
Such an encouraging post. I particularly liked how you talk about us living day by day rather than in weeks or months. Sometimes day by day is all we can handle and it's so comforting to know that God is there for us each and every day.
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