The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22,23 ESV)
Mornings
My grandfather had an odd methodology when he taught me to play chess. At any point in my rookie games against him, if I was dissatisfied with how the game was going, we would clear the board and start over. Without shame, without disappointment, without condemnation, without a sense of failure.
Few things in life allow restarts like that.
Restarting projects costs extra money. Restarting relationships causes emotional pain. Restarting a road trip costs time. Restarting a bad day is simply not physically possible.
But God restarts with His people all the time.
He does not remember our sins, because His Son paid for them.
He does not remember our failures because His Son succeeds on our behalf.
He does not remember our unfaithfulness because His Son is faithful for us.
He does not remember our broken promises, broken resolutions, broken relationship with Him because Jesus fixes everything.
Mornings are symbolic of our God’s eager willingness to allow us to restart. A new day is a fresh start with God. A new day is a sunlit beginning with God. A new day is a new receipt of His faithfulness.
Even though I am not generally a ‘morning person,’ I get to thank God every morning for His mercies.
Thank God!