Why doesn’t the book of Lamentations end with Lamentations 3? Why not end on the high note of Lamentations 3? Why not stop at Lamentations 3:22-23? The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness! Why can’t we end on the faithfulness of the Lord? Why not sing the song that Annie sang, “The sun will come out tomorrow” and proclaim that tomorrow is only a day away? Jeremiah is teaching the people that even with a renewed hope in God’s faithful love and mercy, the reality is still the reality. Real hope needs to accept the real situation. The people of God are living a new reality and must prepare for the new direction God’s hand will lead them. Life goes on. But life is changed. This is where Jeremiah and the people are in the mountain of lament. While we maintain our hope in God’s love, we must forge forward in the new reality. Open your copies of God’s word to Lamentations 4 and we are going to look at how Jeremiah teaches the people to accept their grief in the new reality…
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