Jeremiah 33:3 - "Good Morning Mercy"

The Lord woke me with the reminder of a verse He gave me this summer. Jeremiah 33:3 is a promise of restoration for the Jews. Jeremiah was given direction from the Lord while he was confined in the courtyard of the guard. The Lord told Jeremiah he must be in relationship with Him to be able to hear Him. The words of verse three in the VOICE reads:  Call to Me, and I will answer you. I will tell you of great things, things beyond what you can imagine, things you could never have known. We never know what God is going to reveal to us or ask us to do but we can be assured we will be blessed as we walk in obedience to Him. Matthew Henry writes: Where the Lord gives righteousness and peace, he will give all needful supplies for temporal wants; and all we have will be comforts, as sanctified by the word and by prayer. God will provide whatever we need to accomplish whatever He desires of us. The more we lean into Him the more of His wisdom we will receive. Some days are harder than others. There are days when we feel like we cannot go on yet God never leaves us. There are days when we do not know what to do about a particular situation yet God is there to lead us. The Israelites struggled throughout their forty days in the wilderness. We all find ourselves in the 'wilderness' from time to time. No matter what we are facing or what is happening in our little world we must remember to trust God through it. I am reminded of a song Jason Crabb sings called "Good Morning Mercy",,,

Yeah, I'm still learning to trust and follow
I won't worry what tomorrow's gonna bring
'Cause You hold it all there in Your hands
I'm lifting mine up now 'cause it makes me sing

Good morning, mercy
You call me worthy
Feels like the sun shining on my face
Living's good this side of grace
I feel it working
Goodbye to the hurting
You woke me up, put me on my way
Hallelujah, it's a brand new day
Good morning, mercy

Today is a new day and I praise God for it. I praise Him for cleansing me so He can use me as He desires today. I praise Him for His love, grace, and mercy He showers down upon me each and every day. 

Dear Jesus, Thank You for the blessings of yesterday and the ones ahead today! Thank You for lunch with my dear friends Ross and Mary who encourage my heart greatly! Thank You for Pastor Elaine's "Small Church Rising" event that encouraged me! Thank You for continuing to be with my Momma as she is going through so much! I pray for people to be in her path who will love on her with Your love. I pray for strength and comfort for Vickie with the death of her son. Once again I ask for people to love on her through this dark time. I pray Your peace over many going through difficult days. My sisters Linda, Sally, and Mary; my brother Richard; Ben and Colleen; Pete and Delores; Steve; Cait; Beth; Rhonda; Mike; Norma Hall; Sharon Sebolt and her parents; some young ladies with anxiety; a young man out of rehab who needs strength in his daily walk; Mary Lilley; a husband/father separated from his wife; Brooklyn; Kristen Batten; Amber; families in turmoil; Gay and Doug; Rick; Cyndi; Serenna and her husband; and many others. I also pray healing prayers over many who are dealing with 'c' and/or going through treatments...Chrissy's cousin; Shirley Jones; Preacher Bill Watts; Cait's friend with leukemia; my pastor friend with daily chemo; Little Ivy; Little Judson; Alex's niece; a young girl in our community; a lady whose breast cancer has returned; a lady diagnosed with stage two breast cancer; a lady diagnosed with throat cancer; and Sue Danhoff's husband Harv. I pray for: the Long Family, Becky, Ken, and Russ. Thank You for continued strength for Baby Henry, Baby Dakota, Pamela, and Pastor Jason! I pray for a father with a prodigal daughter to know You have not left him. Cleanse me so You can fill me to overflowing with more of You. Thank You for being My Mercy Maker! Amen.