1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily Bible Verse, 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: the podcast that examines one verse each day to learn 4 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: more about God and his will for us. I'm your host, 5 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: Carol McCracken, and after a short word from our sponsor, 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: we'll dive into today's Bible verses Lamentations three, twenty two 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: and twenty three. If you've ever felt worn down before 8 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: the year even really begins, today's verses for you. Not 9 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 2: worn out from celebration, not worn out from late nights, 10 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: but we read in a deeper place they kind of 11 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: tired that comes from carrying things you never expected to carry. 12 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: As this year began, my husband said something quietly, almost 13 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: off handedly. An He said he hoped this year would 14 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 2: be a year with no hospital stays. Last year had 15 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: already been full serious surgeries, long recoveries, and waiting rooms, 16 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: test results, adjustments. We were both tired, but especially him. 17 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 2: He just wanted to stretch of ordinary life. And then 18 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: late in this year, he needed a hernie repair, not catastrophic, 19 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 2: but still another procedure, another disruption, and now another diagnosis 20 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 2: that means medication changes and more monitoring. Nothing dramatic, nothing 21 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: headline worthy, just enough to remind us that the weariness 22 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: doesn't reset when the calendar does. And one point he said, 23 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: I'm just tired of all of it. If you've ever 24 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: felt that way. Today's verses for you and the Bible 25 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: verses are Lamentations three twenty two through twenty three. Because 26 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: of the Lord's great love, were not consumed, for his 27 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: compassions never fail. They they are new every morning. Great 28 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: is your faithfulness. These words were written in a season 29 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: that looked nothing like a fresh start. The Book of 30 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: Lamentations come from a time of loss and uncertainty and exhaustion. 31 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: God's people weren't standing on the edge of a hopeful 32 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: new chapter. They were living in the aftermath and devastation. 33 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 2: And yet right there the writer says, we are not consumed. 34 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 2: And that phrase matters. It doesn't mean they weren't hurting, 35 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: and it doesn't mean things were resolved. It means that 36 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: even in ongoing difficulty, God's compassion and not run out. 37 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: This verse isn't about optimism, It's about endurance sustained by grace. 38 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: When scripture says God's mercies are new every morning, it 39 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: doesn't promise that everything will be new. It promises that 40 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: God's care will be sufficient again. That matters for us 41 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: as we step into a new year, especially if you've 42 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: been stepping into it already tired, tired of managing health issues, 43 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: tired of caring concern for someone you love, tired of 44 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: adjusting expectations, tired of being strong longer than you thought 45 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: you'd have to be. God isn't asking you to pretend 46 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 2: this year will be easy. He's reminding you that you're 47 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: not facing it alone. For newer believers, this is worth 48 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: saying clearly and simply. God's faithfulness isn't measured by how 49 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: well your year goes. Faithfulness is who God is. The 50 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: city was still broken when these words were written. Life 51 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: was still uncertain, the future. 52 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: Was still unclear, and yet God's compassion was present, daily, steadily, personally. 53 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: Here's the truth we often miss at the start of 54 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: the new year. New mercies don't mean new circumstances. They 55 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: mean renewed care. That means God doesn't give you strength 56 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: for the whole year all at once. He gives mercy 57 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: for it to day, then he meets you again tomorrow morning. 58 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: That's important because many of us try to carry the 59 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: entire year in our minds all at once we run 60 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: ahead to what might happen, what could happen, what we're 61 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: afraid will happen. But God meets us in mornings, not 62 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: in projections. And maybe that's the gentlest invitation of this passage. 63 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: You don't have to solve the year. You don't have 64 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: to brace yourself for every possible outcome. You don't have 65 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: to know how things will unfold. You only have to 66 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: wake up and receive what God is already offering. This 67 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: isn't a verse about resolve, it's a verse about being sustained. 68 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: And here's a sentence I want you to hear clearly today. 69 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: God isn't waiting for us to pull ourselves together. He's 70 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: already showing up faithful again. That sentence can stand on 71 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: its own because it speaks to the heart of what 72 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: weary people need most. So if you're listening today and 73 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: you feel behind, discouraged, or even quietly overwhelmed, let this 74 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: truth subtle in gently. God's faithfulness doesn't depend on your 75 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: energy level. If your faith feels small, God's compassion is 76 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: still large. If your prayers feel simple or tired, God 77 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: still hears them. If your hope feels thin, God isn't 78 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: offended by that. You're not failing because you're tired. You're human, 79 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: and God already knows that you don't need to impress 80 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: him this year. You don't need to prove anything. You 81 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: don't need to carry what was never meant to be 82 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: yours alone. Here's a takeaway I want you to carry 83 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,119 Speaker 1: with you. You don't step into a new year held 84 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: together by your own strength, but by the faithfulness of 85 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 1: God that meets you every morning. So today, just today, 86 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: receive his mercy. Let tomorrow take care of itself and 87 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: trusts that when morning comes again, God's compassion will already 88 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: be there. Will you pray with me, dear Lord in heaven. 89 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: Here we are some of us are really, really tired, 90 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: and it doesn't seem fair. Lord, But you know everything, 91 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: and you know exactly what you have planned for us. 92 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: You carry us. Lord. Your strength is what we need, 93 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: not our own strength. And sometimes things don't go as 94 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: we plan, and that's the whole point. It's our plan, 95 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: not your plan. Help us to be renewed in your strength, 96 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: Help us to get through day by day because you're there. 97 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: You don't even have to change the circumstances, even if 98 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: we want them changed. Because you've got a plan. We 99 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: will be with you in the future. We're with you now. 100 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: Lord remind us that every morning, your mercy is new, 101 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: regardless of how we've acted, regardless of how we've thought, 102 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: regardless of what we hoped. 103 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 2: You are there. 104 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: You are faithful in your precious name. We pray Ahmed M.