July 14, 2012 – Lamentations 3

A couple of different sections here.  The first is a man who is really in dire straits.  Everything is going against him.  But, there is still hope in him.  He still turns to the Lord.  23 “[God’s favors and mercies] are renewed each morning”.  It is thinking about everyday as a new day.  The past is behind you and every sunrise is a chance to do things the right way, a different way, God’s way.  People have such a hard time living in the present.  We are either overly concerned about the future or we can’t let go of the past.  The chapter is about the hope God gives us, the Hope we are to have in Him and how that is what we should focus on every new day.  When we rise in the morning, regardless of what happened yesterday or what we are going to face, we need to be thankful to God that He has given us this new day to do His will.  Every day is a fresh start in the eyes of God.  Always turn to Him in the morning and ask Him to help you live that day the way His wills.