Lamentations 2
My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within, my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city because of no food or drink." Can you even imagine? To have food in the cabinets everyday, even if it isn't your favorite, is a tremendous blessing. To sleep at night under a blanket, even if your mattress isn't the best, is a tremendous blessing. To live in a house, no matter the size, is a tremendous blessing. I don't know what this would be like for Jeremiah...but it makes me sad to hear him say that his heart is poured out on the ground...and if that is true about a sinful human being who happens to be a prophet...what do you think that says about God's sadness for His people. I can't even fathom the brokenness in His heart right now, but I can believe that LOVE is driving it...He has the last say over every individual life...He has the last say over anything at all. He just longs for their hearts to be His. He longs for our hearts to be His. Oh may we sit in Lamentations and understand the depth of brokenness because of Israel's desire to go chasing after other gods.
"The habit of celebrating the greatness & graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, & zeal." JI Packer
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