LAMENTATIONS 3:19-33
19 Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
20 I continually remember them and have become depressed.
21 Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!
24 I say, “The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
26 It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
28 Let him sit alone and be silent, for God has disciplined him.
29 Let him put his mouth in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace.
31 For the Lord will not reject us forever.
32 Even if he causes suffering, he will show compassion according to the abundance of his faithful love.
33 For he does not enjoy bringing affliction or suffering on mankind.
HEAR:
Invite the Holy Spirit to guide you through this text and bring to your attention what it is God wants to say to you this morning.
What situations in your life does God want you to remind you that his love is steadfast?
What might the Lord be asking you to “wait quietly” for His salvation?
What does this text reveal about the nature of God’s heart for you?
RESPOND:
Praise God for his steadfast love and His never-ending mercies!
Ask the Lord to restore your faith in his faithfulness. Lay down what is troubling you and wait on the Lord while you seek Him.
Pray for the brokenhearted and the brokenness in our city.
Pray for God to pour out mercy over Boston and cease the time of suffering, that he would show compassion and bring repentance and revival!
