When I was little, there was one particular song my dad always sang to me when he was tucking me in bed, or comforting me after a bad dream. It was called "Steadfast Love". The lyrics went as follows:
The Steadfast Love of the Lord never ceases.
His mercies, they never come to an end.
They are new every morning, new every morning.
Great is Thy Faithfulness, Oh Lord, great is thy faithfulness.
As a little girl hearing "Steadfast Love", I knew that everything would be all right. Daddy was there, God was with me, and my favorite teddy bear Walden was sleeping at the head of my bed to keep an eye on things. I still think of bedtime when I hear that song, which is rather an awkward feeling when one is standing in church singing it. :-)
This past week, God's amazing, steadfast love has been with me. For several days, my heart was extremely distant from God. I wasn't spending time with him, I wasn't praying, I wasn't doing anything that had to do with God. My heart felt extremely cold, and although I knew what I was doing was wrong, I didn't do anything to change my behavior. I felt extremely depressed and angry, my moods were up and down, I succumbed over and over to temptation and sin. In short, I was an unholy mess. But by the grace of God, I realized my sin, and asked for his forgiveness. And, just like the sunrise, his mercies were new for me that morning. God revealed areas in my heart where I had been giving space to Satan, and living to fulfill my selfish needs and desires rather than following His will for my life and deepening my relationship with Him. Oh, how merciful and gracious is the Lord! His mercies are indeed new every morning. I praise Him for His faithfulness, for His sovreign grace, and for His steadfast love.
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