We are not consumed
I’m taking a brief break from my series on the young women in Titus 2. I’d like to simply consider two verses today.
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
Years ago these verses became very meaningful to me after my Dad’s unexpected death. The grief and heartache I felt during those weeks and months and years after his death sometimes felt like I was going to be consumed – that it was all just too much and I couldn’t cope with it another day. But God’s Word gives us a tremendous promise – because of His mercies we are not consumed. Each day His compassions are there to give us strength for another day. He is faithful. He will never leave or forsake us. He is always there. When I go to bed at night, I can rest in Him knowing that the same mercy that He provided today will be there tomorrow.
Even when we are struggling with the ordinary trials of daily life, we can rest in God’s faithfulness to us and know that there is nothing that He will let into our lives that will consume us. These past two weeks, my husband has been away on a mission’s trip, and there have been days as I’ve been home alone with three young children that I have felt like I might be consumed – that I couldn’t possibly go another day in these circumstances. I have had to stop and remind myself again of God’s promise of mercy and faithfulness to me. His grace is sufficient, and He gives strength to meet the challenges each day holds. We all go through difficult times. Yes, some are more trying than others. But there is no circumstance where God’s mercy is not enough!
By the way, there is much rejoicing in our home today because we are off to the airport this morning to pick Daddy up!
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Thanks for the post – it was especially applicable for me in the light of a close friend’s sudden death last week. Those two verses have been one of the main sources of comfort throughout this time so thank you for sharing…