Bible Chapter: Lamentations 1 & 2

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
Jeremiah mourned that Jerusalem had been destroyed. He was filled with grief because the people’s continual rebellion toward God brought the destruction.  He expressed his sorrow describing Jerusalem as a deserted widow who had lost her children. She was completely alone.  Sin was the issue.  The devastation and loss were because of sin.  Whenever people reject God, He will bring His judgement.  This judgment was their own fault.  God was justified in His anger toward those who refused to respond to his continual call to turn from their sin and follow him.  Sin brings sorrow. Yes, there are many pleasures of sin and immorality for a season, but eventually an active sinner will reap the consequences of evil.
There is a spiritual battle that has gone on from the beginning.  The tempter comes to make sin look like the best option.  It is especially true that people who have known the Lord and received the benefits of serving Him, and then turn from away to actively participate in sin, become the enemies of God.   This will always bring terrible results.  We cannot abandon the Lord and His Word and expect God to do nothing.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
Jeremiah is known as the weeping prophet.  In this book we see that he felt an intense empathy and sorrow for the people and the suffering they brought on themselves by rejecting God.  As I am reading this book, and as I was reading preliminary material about this book, I see sad correlations between the book and the modern world.  I see the sad spiritual condition of people enslaved to sin and Satan.  I see the destruction happening because of sin.  It is a strong message to stay as close to Jesus as possible.

3.  How can I help someone?
WAKE UP!!!!!  Pay attention to God’s Word and quit listening to the liar in chief who tells you that sin is the way to go.  Quit listening to the tempter and fulfilling any longing you may have for sinful activity without paying attention to the price you will pay.  Receive the salvation Jesus bought and paid for on the cross.