“…great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:23
God is so faithful and it has struck me that we tend to be easily grateful for the material things He provides us. We thank Him for our daily food, water, shelter, jobs, etc. but our needs do not stop at just the physical. We have spiritual needs that He daily gives us through His abundant mercy. This left me filled with a peace that He will give me the need, spiritually, that I must have for today and then tomorrow and He will not fail. What spiritual needs does He provide?
When winter comes we all know about the storms it brings. Winter in our spiritual lives brings storms that batter us about and leave us feeling weak but no matter the storm we can be assured in God’s faithfulness to being peace. When that storm hits, remember what Psalm 107:29 says, “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.”
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
When we arise in the morning to face a new day, do we have joy? Joy comes from that inner peace of knowing God is in control of every situation. Joy is a need that God provides. He knows that our day may not always end up filled with happiness but we can be filled with joy. Psalm 118:24 holds a great truth on joy, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It doesn’t matter our circumstances today for all I have needed (joy) Thy hand hath provided.
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Noah Webster defines hope as: a desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it. If we did not live with hope then we would be a very sad people indeed. Each of my children are in that time of their lives where hopes and dreams and goals abound. They are working towards fulfillment of these earthly things and that fills them with hope.
Spiritual hope brings the expectancy of heaven and the eternal life of rest and joy that awaits us there. I love that Jeremiah 17:7 reminds us, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.” Our earthly life is filled with things we hope to do but oh the greater knowledge in knowing our hope is truly in the Lord.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
There are so many other ways He provides for our needs day by day, both physically and spiritually, and we could go on for a long time praising Him for each one. We will never have to stop praising Him for His faithfulness.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
SINGING THROUGH HIS FAITHFULNESS