EVERY MORNING OR EVERY MOMENT?

Dearly Beloved, EVERY MORNING OR EVERY MOMENT? “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 NKJV). The words of Prophet Jeremiah quoted above have been turned to axioms and most especially songs in praise of God for the renewing of His mercies, compassions and faithfulness every time. There was a mild drama in a departmental prayer meeting of in my workplace recently as one of such songs was sung in appreciation of the goodness of God to us. Customarily, every one sang, “…they are new every morning…”, but the prayer leader that day whispered loudly: “every moment!” Intuitively, most of us in the prayer meeting changed the lyrics to “…they are new every moment…”, and the prayer meeting continued. Nevertheless, as we continued in the prayer session, I was pondering on the two phrases: “every morning” and “every moment”. Is there any difference in them? Does it really matter if the words are interchanged as that prayer leader suggested? Yes! The mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are not only being renewed every morning, but every MOMENT! The best illustration is our breathing in and out and the pumping of our heart every second. If any of these stops, that is the end of the person, and God is so merciful, compassionate, and faithful that these bodily systems are functioning in the life of every living organism including human beings. Prophet Jeremiah in his reasoning thought that these mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are being renewed every morning as he woke up. He was right! It is by the mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God that we are being awaken every morning after some hours of partial death in sleeping. However, more than Prophet Jeremiah and many other persons could (or can) think, it is by these mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God that we are being alive and agile to do things every moment. It is by these mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God that we are being protected from all evils every moment. We can think of many other things that these mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are doing for us every moment. In fact, mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are being renewed in our lives every moment. Do you recognize these mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God every moment in your life? Or, are you one of those ungrateful and foolish people that are thinking that they are existing by chance? The mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are being renewed in our lives every moment, not only every morning. Appreciate Him for these moment-by-moment renewed mercies, compassions and faithfulness. While the words of God cannot be changed or be rewritten, yet, next time you are singing that song, sing it this way: “The steadfast love of our God never ceases, His mercy never comes to an end, they are new every MOMENT, new every MOMENT, great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord, great is Thy faithfulness.” The mercies, compassions and faithfulness of God are indeed new every moment! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Appreciate God for the renewing of His mercies, compassions and faithfulness every moment in your life.