LAMENTATIONS: NOT FORSAKEN

Sunday we’ll look at the third poem of Lamentations, which is a favorite of believers and from which songs have been written. It’s a passage of great hope to a people in devastating circumstances who are questioning God’s faithfulness and mercy. Jeremiah explains his own suffering and how he found hope in the midst of it. His own suffering caused him to forget “what happiness is.” He walks the people down a well worn path to the goodness of God saying, “This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope.” He’s not just telling us about God, but teaching us how to find rest in His goodness.
 
God’s faithfulness gives us assurance, as Jeremiah says, “the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love” (v31-32). Even as we experience God’s correction, or the hardships that train us in righteousness, we are assured that God is faithful and that he loves us.
 
So, come Sunday and consider the faithfulness of God!