NorMel House Devotions

  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; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV Looking out at a blustery winter morning and seeing all the beautiful snow I'm reminded once again of our amazing God. There's something about the fresh white snow, the crisp cold air and the early morning hours that make me smile. Maybe it's the glimpse of peace, or the way the white landscape looks fresh and clean but it's in these moments that I feel the steadfast love of God.  Isaiah 1:18 says, “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow". White as snow. Just as the fresh white snow covers the whole ground, so Christ's blood covers all our sins. Is that not amazing? Do you get that feeling of fullness in your chest as you think about it? That feeling that God is so much bigge...

Day vs. night, light vs. dark, good vs. evil. We often think in these simple terms, but it's really no surprise. God created light, God is our light; God is the only source of all good. Nighttime can be scary, and darkness can bring fear, and so it should be. In the beginning, God created light, and "God saw that the light was good and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light 'day' and the darkness He called 'night'. And there was evening, and there was morning - the first day" (Genesis 1:4-5).  In John 8:12, Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Light is good; at night, the darkness can make us afraid of the things we cannot see, but "weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning" (Psalm 30:5). Every morning I get up knowing, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; th...