"The Lord's mercies are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'"
— Lamentations 3:22-23
There are days when we wake up feeling the weight of failure. Perhaps you made a mistake yesterday, disappointed someone important, or simply feel inadequate for the challenges life presents. The temptation is to believe that you've lost your chance, that God has finally grown tired of you. But the truth that the prophet Jeremiah proclaims from the ruins of Jerusalem is revolutionary: you woke up to a new day, and that means mercy woke up too.
The context of Lamentations is devastating. The city of Jerusalem had been destroyed, the temple lay in ruins, the people were in captivity. Jeremiah, the author, had every right to despair. But in the midst of that darkness, he discovered something that transcends circumstances: divine compassion is not a product of our merit or performance. It does not diminish when we fail. In fact, it renews itself with each sunrise like an inexhaustible fountain.
Consider the profound meaning of this truth. You do not need to earn God's grace tomorrow. It is already here, waiting for you when your eyes open. It is not a question of whether you are worthy or deserving. God's faithfulness does not work that way. It is constant, renewed, and available regardless of who you were yesterday. Each new day is literally a fresh start, not because you finally deserved it, but because God's character is unchangeable.
This is the moment to reject the lie that you are beyond redemption, that you committed a mistake so great that grace cannot reach you. Rise up with the certainty that God's faithfulness is great. Perhaps today you make a different commitment: do not compare yourself to yesterday's failure, do not carry guilt like a badge of identity. Instead, receive each morning as a gift and begin again. What kind of person do you want to be today, trusting in the mercy that renews itself?
You are alive. That, in itself, is proof that God is not finished with you. Grace continues to flow, always new, always fresh, always available to those who receive it with humility and hope.