https://odb.org/2024/06/20/new-and-certain
I don’t have any issues with old things, especially furniture. By the blink of an eye, 13 years have passed since we bought the condo in the city, and the furnishings, although by now old, still look good to me. In fact, the things we have at our other house, the new house that we bought off the plan, are now 7 years old. I guess this is partly why some people like to move to a newly-built dwelling every decade or so. The feeling of new and freshness. This also explains why, in most places, new builds are more expensive than old ones. In fact, a realtor recently told me that new properties in London can even cost as much as twice that of old at the same locality!
Fortunately, for us believers, the love and compassion of God never ceases. It is new every morning. Like dew. This reminds me of the lyrics of the song, the Steadfast Love of the Lord:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. They are new every morning. New every morning. Great is thy faithfulness, O Lord. Great is thy faithfulness.
In Lamentations 3:22–23, Jeremiah proclaimed that His compassions never fail (NIV). The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases (ESV). They are new every morning. That was despite the Judaeans being in captivity, in exile in Babylon. They were there due to their own doing and were lamenting, but deep within them, they knew God did not forsake them. God still loved them. There is still hope of redemption and liberation in the future.
Will we be able to afford another property in the future so we may have new and fresh things again? Perhaps we would. Or maybe we could not anymore. What’s crucial is that the faithfulness of the Lord and His steadfast love endureth forever. His love and compassion are renewed every morning. They never cease and will never cease. He loves us and will love us until the very end. Despite our sin. Inspite of our insolence. Because we are made in His image. Each and every one of us is precious to Him.
Ronnie's Thoughts 