God's Glory Church

“It is the Lord’s mercy that we have not perished, because His mercy has not ended, it is new every morning, because Your faithfulness is great!” — Lamentations 3:22-23

Over the past few decades, a new word has entered cinema: reboot. In cinematic language, it means a new retelling of an old story. Some reboots are remakes of well-known movies. Others take on a more ambitious task and retell the old story in a new way. But in any case, a restart is an attempt to redo or update something. This is a new beginning, a desire to breathe new life into an old story.

There is another story that could also see a reboot. This is the Gospel. In it, Jesus offers us forgiveness and eternal life (John 10:10). And in the book Lamentations of Jeremiah, the prophet reminds us that God “restarts” his mercy for us every day: “It is the Lord’s mercy that we have not perished, because His mercy has not ended, it is new every morning, for Your faithfulness is great!” (Lamentations 3:22-23).

Through God’s grace, we can see each day as a new opportunity to see His faithfulness. If we are forced to deal with the consequences of our own mistakes or go through other difficulties, the Spirit can breathe forgiveness, new life and hope into each day of our lives. Each morning is a kind of restart, a new opportunity to follow the guidance of the heavenly Director, who weaves the story of our lives into the story of His great deeds.

How does thinking about and remembering God’s faithfulness in the midst of trials change our perspective on them? How has God’s faithfulness and grace made a “restart” in your life?

Heavenly Father, thank You for the grace and forgiveness that allow me to start anew every morning.

Author: Adam Holtz