I read this scripture: \u201cThe faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies are new every morning.\u201d (Lamentations 3:22-23) I wish that those words were my words. I mean MY mercies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know those words are true. I know His faithful love, His fresh mercy each morning. But, then there\u2019s ME! What about my love, my faithfulness, my mercy to others? I want MY faithful love, MY faithfulness, and MY mercies for others to never end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll admit it. My love, faithfulness, and mercies falter. Sometimes I\u2019ll get bugged because there are no cashiers in all those cashier lines and I\u2019m standing in a long line at the only one line that is open. And then there\u2019s the shoe heel that comes off and I\u2019m hobbling through the store!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes I\u2019ll get aggravated at a driver who cuts in between me, and another car, and I almost hit him. And there’s the ongoing hassle with my printer and getting the replacement. To top it off, I need MY mercies for me, who is oftentimes my biggest challenge. Oh, that MY mercies were new every morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I sincerely desire to be like Jesus. He set the example for us in the love, faithfulness, and mercy departments. Clearly, that\u2019s why God set Him as our role model. He modeled how to do it. God daily invites us to come and sit with Him and His Word (His “how to” manual) to learn about His Son\u2019s countless ways of never-ending love, faithfulness, and mercies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes we\u2019re overridden with guilt about our lack of performance. We turn down His invitation to meet Him at the watering (Living Water) well. Maybe you\u2019re familiar with some of these thoughts: \u201cIt\u2019s been so long since I\u2019ve sat down with my Bible. I can\u2019t remember the last time I prayed for more than a few hurried minutes. Who am I to ask God to speak to me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But how wrong to think those thoughts. God isn\u2019t keeping a spiritual scorecard to see when we deserve the right to sit in His presence and feast on His Word. His invitation has nothing to do with our performance and everything to do with His mercies and desire to fill us with His wisdom and encouragement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My heart is overwhelmed by the example that God gives to us. His mercies are unending. And He extends a fresh, grace-filled invitation for us to draw close to Him each morning. His eyes are brimming with hope that we\u2019ll accept His invitation afresh today. He knows the more we lean in closer to Him, the more we\u2019ll become like Him. That\u2019s my prayer today.
Make me more like You, Jesus. Give me a heart that\u2019s filled with love AND mercy and make me more like You! A merciful heart like yours each morning. Lord, have MERCY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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