Great is Your Faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-23: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Such a beautiful pair of verses. Look at the words that describe God's consistency: "steadfast", "never come to an end", "new every morning", and "faithfulness". All of these words show how consistent God is towards his children.
What is steadfast about God? His love.
What never comes to an end? His mercies
What are new every morning? His love and mercy.
What is great about our God? His faithfulness.
You know what's awesome about these verses? They are not just isolated verses that say nice, happy smiley-face things about God. These are not verses that are simplistic and say clap-clap, yay, Jesus is cool. These verses are very hardcore. They are amazingly deep and life-changing.
Suffering
If you read the verses before these verses, you'll see how chapter 3 starts out.
Let me give you some samples of what's going on in Lamentations 3.
Lamentations 3:1-3 say, "I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long."
Then, Lamentations 3:4-6 say, "He has made my flesh and skin waste away; he has broken my bones; he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation; he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago."
Suffering Ultimately Comes from God
This servant of God cries out because of his great suffering. And who is ultimately responsible for this suffering? God. ...