The sun sets and rises, marking our days with its welcome predictability. The clocks move forward at the appointed time, joyfully inviting spring’s arrival—when the barren branches begin to bud and flower with signs of new life. The long-anticipated weekend is over; Sunday rolls into Monday and another week begins once more.
Amidst the trials, turmoil, and tragedy of world events, we have learned to rely on nature’s gentle rhythms. No matter what is happening “on the ground,” as it were, the predictable passing of time and seasons ground us, guide us, and give us the hope we need to keep pressing on.
For nature never pauses. And neither does its Creator.
The One who neither slumbers nor sleeps is always working. Though life as we know it shifts around us, He does not. And, therefore, even as we face a daily reality we could scarcely have dreamed of a few short months ago, we know we can count on Him—His compassion, mercy, and faithfulness as sure as the sunrise; His daily, constant presence guaranteed.
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When all that we’ve come to rely on is stripped away—the people, the places, and the daily routines that give us some semblance of security, fulfillment, and joy—we must ask ourselves: what is left? And is it enough?
As the MSG translates Lamentations 3:24: “I’m sticking with GOD (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.”
Are you placing your hope in Him this morning as you begin this new, uncertain week? He is the rock on which we can stand; our anchor in the fiercest storm. And we can trust in the certainty of His faithfulness—as surely as the sun will rise.