‭Lamentations 3;21-22 ‘It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness’

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One of the most beloved hymns of all times is “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”. It was written by Thomas Chisholm, while the music was composed by William M. Runyan. These two men had personal testimonies of experiencing God’s faithfulness in the midst of life’s trials.
William Runyan was a Methodist minister and traveling evangelist, who after years of service began to gradually lose his voice and could no longer preach as he used to. Runyan didn’t complain but praised God in his situation, he began working on a hymnal project to promote Gospel songs.
One of the people who became greatly interested in Runyan’s project was a Methodist pastor named Thomas Chisholm, whose health problems had forced him to resign from his pastorate. Despite his condition, Thomas chose to bless God and focused on writing hymns of praise. One of the poems he wrote was titled, ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness.’ When he mailed it to Runyan’s hymnal project, Runyan loved this poem and soon composed a befitting music for it.

In 1923, Thomas and William came together to work on producing the song “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”
When it was finally presented to the public it became instantly loved. This song eventually brought personal success and fame to Thomas and William. Their desire to praise and glorify God despite their trials ended up penning their manes in history and has caused them to be celebrated for many generations.

No doubt, this year has been quite challenging for many people. But for us as believers, we have continually seen God’s faithfulness. We have flourished in hard times and by the Lord’s mercies we have not been consumed
Jeremiah was known as the “weeping prophet” and in Lamentations 3:19–24, he grieves over the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon. But after his lamentations, he concludes with a hymn of praise and says ‘It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.’

While others may sing songs of lamentations over this year, for us, we are concluding it with songs of praise. Despite the worsening economic conditions, social instability, financial woes, and all the peculiar problems of this year; God has shown Himself faithful again and again. He has given us victories in battles, turned obstacles to miracles, given us breakthroughs in the place of breakdowns and caused us to soar instead of sinking.
This month of December, is a good time to look back to count our blessings and recount the goodness of God. It is our time to continually give God worthy praise and celebrate His faithfulness.
According to Psalm 65:11-13, God crowns the year with good things. Therefore in this last month of ‘Deckember” let us expect to be decked with glorious new colors. It is the better end of the matter, where we will see beauty in the place of ashes and keep breaking forth from glory to greater glory.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for You have indeed been very good and faithful to me! As I praise You today, I know You are set to do yet more amazing things in my life in this crowning month of the year in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
When you praise God despite your situation, power is released for a raise. WORDBITE 222.

Shalom!

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