His Mercies Are New Every Morning

I was talking to a friend earlier this morning who reminded me of God's great mercies. The past few nights I hadn't slept well at all. She mentioned what mercy of God to have slept last night and napped this morning.  The bible tells us that God is merciful. "The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. (Psalms 103:8-14 KJV)."   Lamentations 3: 22-23 states: "The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." 

God's mercy is exhibited when He withholds something we deserve. As sinners we deserve His wrath for He is holy.  Yet He is merciful to the sinner and grants us salvation when we repent and believe in Jesus Christ.  His mercies continue after the act of regeneration and salvation. He protects and provides for those who are His own. In fact, loving heavenly Father that He is, He commits to perfect us until the day of Christ Jesus.  He guides and instructs us for we don't know the right way.  In all honesty I seek Him on what foods to eat right now.  I don't mean that in a mystical way but rather to be wise and seek His counsel through trusted sources.  He providentially superintends our lives.  Only heaven will reveal how and what He has done in, through and around us.

Note that His mercies are new every morning.  Day old mercy won't suffice.  We need Him to greet us every morning when we wake up to new mercy.  Do we really thank Him for sleeping safely through the night?  I admit I don't, although I am more likely to do so now.  Some people don't sleep safely through the night.  Do we appreciate that every breath we take we take in Him?  He sustains the universe. If the mixture of elements in the air were to change ever so slightly we'd all be dead.  His mercy is that vast and that necessary.  It has been so very easy for me to trust in my self and not upon the Spirit in days gone by.  It sometimes take an illness or crisis to show just how we are not in control.  A sovereign, omnipotent, supreme and merciful God acts on our behalf.  As the song says He has the whole world in His hands and what merciful hands they are. Praise be to His glory.