Lamentations 5:19-22 A Last-Ditch Prayer
We’ve come to the end of our time in Lamentations – and where do we end? Well…with a REALLY interesting crying out that leaves us hanging. Or does it? Continue reading Lamentations 5:19-22 A Last-Ditch Prayer
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Lamentations 5:1-18 A Prayer of Remembrance
Lamentations 5:1-18 gives us this staccato bullet-point cry out to God as the people seek Him to “remember” who they are and the promise He made. These are words of people who have lived into the covenant but do they really get what that meant? Continue reading Lamentations 5:1-18 A Prayer of Remembrance
Lamentations 4:11-22 Sitting in the Darkness
We have come to the end of Lamentations 4 – and it’s quite the shift in focus. Whereas before it was very much a “woe is me” now the reality of the darkness that was brought on by themselves sinks in. Continue reading Lamentations 4:11-22 Sitting in the Darkness
Lamentations 4:1-10 A Moment in an Unresolved Space
In these opening 10 verses of Lamentations 4 we get some of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching spaces in all of scripture. It’s a place, and space, that challenges us to sometimes recognize that unresolved space propels us to the resolution that came, and comes. Continue reading Lamentations 4:1-10 A Moment in an Unresolved Space
Lamentations 3:46-54 The Lies of Rejection
Nobody likes, or desires, to be rejected and yet most of us have probably felt it before. And the struggle with rejection is that it speaks to us “truths” that aren’t necessarily true. In this blog we’ll look at Jeremiah’s feelings of rejection from Lamentations 3:46-54 and try to break down some of the truths that rejection declares that are in fact lies. Continue reading Lamentations 3:46-54 The Lies of Rejection
Lamentations 3:43-45 The Balanced Scale of God
How does it feel to be punished? What thoughts about your “punisher” do you feel and are you led? I wonder how often we apply those feelings to God. In today’s 3 verses of Lamentations 3 we look at Jeremiah’s feelings towards the God who has punished him, and the people, for their actions. Continue reading Lamentations 3:43-45 The Balanced Scale of God
Lamentations 3:37-42 From One Sinner to Another
What does it mean to share the Gospel? What does it mean to enter into someone’s pain and share with them who you are, where you’ve been, and the fact that not only do they need God but WE need God? Our text today dives into Jeremiah rousing up those around him to turn to God WITH him. It’s a challenge for all us as we do life with one another. Continue reading Lamentations 3:37-42 From One Sinner to Another
Lamentations 3:34-36 The Nature of God
In today’s Lamentations reflections we look at 3 simple verses that mean SO much. 3 verses that not only helped Jeremiah get to a place of hope (as we saw last week) but 3 verses that challenge ALL believers in how they live and act and the hope they have. Continue reading Lamentations 3:34-36 The Nature of God
Lamentations 3:20-33 Finding Hope
We now enter into a long-awaited hope amid the pain and suffering. That regardless of what is going on there is still “hope.” And so the observer, while in the of all this pain and suffering, REMEMBERS the God of grace and hope. It’s a challenge for you and I to remember to look beyond where we are and remember just who God is. Continue reading Lamentations 3:20-33 Finding Hope
Lamentations 2:20-22. Pain: the Beginning of Healing – Part 3
Our reflections on the final 3 verses of Lamentations 3 are long as we attempt to work through some pretty painful things. But it’s a work-through that is important as we begin to look at prayer, petitions, and the needs of God’s people while in the midst of pain and sadness. Continue reading Lamentations 2:20-22. Pain: the Beginning of Healing – Part 3
