The Weeping Prophet, Day 57 Only God can restore us. Read Lamentations chapter 5. As Jeremiah is finishing out his words, we see that despite all the difficulties and trials, after all the judgment and punishment, Jeremiah is still seeking God and calling on him to restore them. When we are experiencing the trials, only God can restore us. Only God can being us back. However, the decision to seek after God is still something that each of us must make. Once we decide that, God is the one who will be able to restore us. Only God can make us right with Him. We cannot make ourselves right with…

The Weeping Prophet, Day 56 The Lord brought judgment on them. Read Lamentations chapter 4. As Jeremiah continues to share about the judgment, we see that it is truly the Lord that is judging the people. God has a standard that he has required of his people and they have fallen short. God brings the judgment on them. God loves them, but he judges them. When we look at the world around us, we see much discussion about the love of God. And truly, God is very loving. However, God is also holy and he will judge according to the standards that he has laid out. When we hold ourselves…

The Weeping Prophet, Day 55 Hope is a powerful word. Read Lamentations chapter 3. Jeremiah has been explaining all of the destruction and the sadness around the capture of Judah. He explained why he is called the weeping prophet. All of that saddness has gone into the beginning of this chapter along with the previous 2 chapters. Then there is this verse. Even in the midst of all of this, Jeremiah still has hope. Hope in Christ is not the same as “hope” the way many people use the word, like it’s somethinglike a wish. When I say that I hope in the Lord, I am completely confident in who…

The Weeping Prophet, Day 54 We need the truth. Read Lamentations chapter 2. As we continue through this book of the weeping of Jeremiah, we see this verse. We need to be told the truth. If we don’t know or understand where or how we are falling short, we won’t know how much we need Jesus. That is why God gave us the ten commandments. Because we have those, we now know that we do not measure up. For the people here, the prophets came, and instead of telling them the truth, they told them lies and made them seem like everything was fine. We need people in our lives…

The Weeping Prophet, Day 53 Why does the Weeping Prophet, weep? Read Lamentations chapter 1. As we finish the book of Jeremiah, we turn to the other book in the Bible that he authored, Lamentations. This small book is filled with the funeral type songs that explain the sadness around the fall of Jerusalem and the people’s refusal to repent. Here Jeremiah explains why he weeps. He sees that the enemy has prevailed and the people have given in to their sin. Jeremiah sees the judgment that they are experiencing and he weeps. Do we weep for the lost that are around us? Do we see the seemingly victories of…