His Word is a Lamp: Lamentations

We read through Jeremiah’s journal of “Lamentations” on Sunday. It’s a personal look into the prophet’s life as he processes the destruction of Jerusalem and the grief of God’s people going into exile. It’s a stark and overwhelming sense of chaos and grief compared to the glorious days that used to be in Jerusalem. Thankfully, there is hope in the middle of the book when Jeremiah remembers and calls to mind God’s faithfulness (3:19-23). And in doing so, Jeremiah teaches us how to Lament and seek God in the midst of life’s troubles. 

How to Lament, Biblically: 

1:1-3  We state what has happened 

3:19 We acknowledge that it has impacted us (I remember it well)

3:20 We state and process the effects it has on us (my soul is bowed down)

3:21 We start to look at it through God’s faithfulness

*Looking at it this way is a skill we need to cultivate: “This I call to mind”. Jeremiah has to actively call God’s faithfulness to mind.

*We also can get the result of using this skill: having hope

So, what does Jeremiah "call to mind"?

God’s steadfast love never ends: it’s the steady and reliable love of God and it never runs out
His Mercies are new EVERY morning: not only does it never run out, it’s refreshed daily
Great is Your Faithfulness: This is why we can have hope because of God’s character, who He is, 
The Lord is our portion, which means He is our hope, help, our fill, our strength, etc.

As we process the events and griefs of our lives, we need silence and solitude to help us focus on the Lord’s Presence and to hear what He’s saying to us in the chaos (Lam. 3 26-28). Thankfully, He is good to those who seek Him (3:25)! 

Friends, let’s keep seeking Him together!
Pastor Andy 

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