Call it to Mind

Lamentations 3: 21, 22 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;

There really is no other steadfast love in this world than that of our Lord.  People can “turn on a dime,” when they get angry, become suspicious, take an offense, or any number of reactions in a relationship.  Friends come and go, and spouses can only love us so much, because there is this need for the love of the Lord deep inside each one of us – the longing for a steadfast love that never ends.

Mercies are only given to those who deserve it, in this world.  If we can prove our innocence, establish witnesses to vouch for us, and appear beyond reasonable doubt to be without guilt, then we are shown mercy and set free to go.

However, remember this.

Our hope in Christ is never dashed because his love IS the kind that is always there and his mercies ARE the ones that are new every morning.

Therefore, the writer of this verse says, “I have hope.”

Hope should never be lost as long as we know Christ and his love and mercy shown to us.