[image: Our Daily Bread] <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=10&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> [image: Our Story] <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=18&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> Unfailing Love
October 21, 2016 <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=10&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> Read: Lamentations 3:21-26 <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=7&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> Bible in a Year: Isaiah 62-64; 1 Timothy 1 <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=9&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=6&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! —Psalm 63:3 nlt <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=16&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> On a recent airline flight the landing was a little rough, jostling us left and right down the runway. Some of the passengers were visibly nervous, but the tension broke when two little girls sitting behind me cheered, “Yeah! Let’s do that again!” Children are open to new adventures and see life with humble, wide-eyed wonder. Perhaps this is part of what Jesus had in mind when He said that we have to “receive the kingdom of God like a little child” (Mark 10:15). Life has its challenges and heartaches. Few knew this better than Jeremiah, who is also called “the weeping prophet.” But in the middle of Jeremiah’s troubles, God encouraged him with an amazing truth: “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning” (Lam. 3:22-23 nlt). God’s fresh mercies can break into our lives at any moment. They are always there, and we see them when we live with childlike expectation—watching and waiting for what only He can do. Jeremiah knew that God’s goodness is not defined only by our immediate circumstances and that His faithfulness is greater than life’s rough places. Look for God’s fresh mercies today. —James Banks *Lord, please help me to have the faith of a child so that I can live with expectation, always looking forward to what You will do next.* God is greater than anything that happens to us. *INSIGHT:* Chapter 3 of this inspired book initiates a call for repentance in the people of God. Jeremiah has been rightly called “the weeping prophet.” Part of this had to do with a more sensitive temperament than, for example, the prophet Elijah, who felt quite comfortable delivering a fiery challenge. The record we have in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations indicates that, at times, Jeremiah felt a deep call to the prophetic ministry but also felt emotional wounds from rejection. Jeremiah reflected on the gracious character of the living God he served in the context of the psychological suffering he incurred by faithfully delivering God’s message. Central to the comfort Jeremiah felt is God’s faithfulness. Dennis Fisher [image: Our Daily Bread Ministries] <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=10&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> Our mission is to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all. Our vision is to see people of all nations experiencing a personal relationship with Christ, growing to be more like Him, and serving in a local body of His family. To read today's *Our Daily Bread* online visit www.odb.org <http://links.rbcministries.mkt6605.com/ctt?kn=12&ms=MjY4MzMzNTUS1&r=NzgyMDAzNDM0MjcS1&b=0&j=OTAzNDMyODc0S0&mt=1&rt=0> . Copyright © 2016, Our Daily Bread Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI 49555 USA. Written permission must be obtained from Our Daily Bread Ministries for any further posting or distribution. Scriptures taken from Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved. -- -- USE INCREDIMAIL ONLY IN THIS GROUP NO NUDITY ALLOWED --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "fiftiesoldiesmusicgroup" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to fiftiesoldiesmusicgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
