Jeremiah was the last of the prophets of God who spoke on behalf of the Lord to challenge the kings and people of Judah to repent a...nd turn back to the Lord their God, the Lord Almighty.
Yet Judah chose to follow their own way and worship idols, false gods ... therefore, they experienced "OR" of the "Either/Or" equation. They were conquered by Babylon, destroyed and burned to the ground with the temple of God being desecrated.
In the midst of this downfall, Jeremiah wept bitterly and penned the words of "Lamentations" wherein he described the utter vileness left by the Babylonians. Yet, in the very middle of his brokenheartedness...in the middle of what we see as five chapters...in the middle of chapter three, verses 21-26, the old prophet was reminded of the "hope" that we have in God.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
In the difficulties of life which we experience today, some of us even feel that we have been abandoned by the Lord, it is during this time that we need to read into the heart of Jeremiah and with him recall the "hope" which we have in Christ Jesus. Just remember, He is our Compassionate, Loving Savior who has promised the He "will never abandon us!"
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
In the difficulties of life which we experience today, some of us even feel that we have been abandoned by the Lord, it is during this time that we need to read into the heart of Jeremiah and with him recall the "hope" which we have in Christ Jesus. Just remember, He is our Compassionate, Loving Savior who has promised the He "will never abandon us!"
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