Have you ever had a truly rotten day? The kind of day where absolutely nothing goes right. The kids are whining, there’s no more milk (you spilled it all over the kitchen floor) you’re out of bread . . . The car won’t start, then when you finally get on the road you look at the gas gauge and it’s on “E” . . . The list goes on and on for the rest of the day.
During a day like this, many of us find ourselves wishing we could start over. We’ve all had these days, but compared to the events in Lamentations, a day like I described looks like a walk in the park.
Lamentations 3:22 “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.”
Yet in the midst of this nasty day, or even in the midst of far worse affliction we won’t be consumed. Our lives won’t be forever ended in misery because of God’s compassion. This is just another amazing promise of how God won’t let us take on or give us more than we can bear, or five us so much that it would consume our lives.
Compassion is such a big word, and for all of us it’s a life saver – because without it we’d be doomed. God didn’t have to care enough about us to save us – but he does!
Lamentations seems like such a depressing book, but surprisingly enough I find great hope in this scripture and many other scriptures placed in between all the doom and gloom of Lamentations (and I just like the word Lamentations, it is big and … lamenting).
Bottom line, No matter what comes my way and no matter if I think I can’t handle it, God knows. All I need to do is wait and put my hope in Him, seek Him and He’ll bear my yoke and in His time he’ll show his unfailing COMPASSION!
Where do you see His compassion in your life?
Can you see it in the midst of the storm … or only afterward?
I loved your post today. I am so thankful for God’s love, grace and compassion. We fail each other everyday but He will NEVER fail us, leave us nor forsake us. PTL!!!