JANUARY 2023
Lamentations 3:22-24.
Despite all that has and is taking place around us we are blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to experience another New Year.
The Prophet Jeremiah was an individual who was going through one of the darkest periods of his life but he never gave up on hope as we see in Lamentations 3:21. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope.
Just like Jeremiah we sometimes need to remind ourselves about the truth of God's Word and the facts of life that we are faced with on a daily basis and the differences between what is true and what is factual. Often what God has promised us and said to us does not match what is actually happening in our lives.
In the quoted verses above The author had to remind himself about what was true, because his own circumstances offered no hope. Jeremiah stated that his “soul was bereft of peace” and his “hope from the Lord” had disappeared (Lam 3:17–18). Jeremiah had to make a decision to believe God (verses 22–24) and he used The Word of God to restore his hope. I want to encourage you today to do the same.
When you are feeling low and think God is absent, deaf or unconcerned about your predicament use The Word of God to remind yourself about these truths:
God’s love is steadfast and steady.
God and Word cannot be stopped.
God’s mercies are ongoing, new every morning, ceaseless, generous and abundant.
God is faithful and great in his faithfulness.
God has given Himself to you. God is your portion
If you have God you have access to everything He has access to.
Remind yourself today - no matter what you are experiencing right now or going through begin to rehearse these truths - they are just as staggering as they are sustaining and have the ability to strengthen you wherever you may presently find yourself right now.
Activate the truth of God’s Word in your life today by meditating on it and repeating it to yourself and the atmosphere surrounding your life.
Pastor Avis
