January 1, 2016 • Life for Leaders
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 3:22-23
Today, as we celebrate the beginning of 2016, let us remember that God’s mercies are new every single morning. They never come to an end. That is truly good news for the first day of the year, and for every day thereafter.
PRAYER:
Gracious God, thank you for the fact that your steadfast love for us never ceases.
Thank you for the fact that your mercies never come to an end and are new every morning.
Indeed, great is your faithfulness.
All praise be to you, gracious, faithful God! Amen.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Strategist for Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional, Life for Leaders, and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the Executive Director of the De Pree Center, the lead pastor of a church in Southern California, and the Senior Director of Laity Lodge in Texas. He has written eight books, dozens of articles, and over 2,500 devotions that help people discover the difference God makes in their daily life and leadership. With a Ph.D. in New Testament from Harvard, Mark teaches at Fuller Seminary, most recently in his D.Min. cohort on “Faith, Work, Economics, and Vocation.” Mark is married to Linda, a marriage and family counselor, spiritual director, and executive coach. Their two grown children are educators on the high school and college level.