‘Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”’
Lamentations 3:22-24
God’s mercies are indescribable.
The Hebrew word for “mercy” is used over 250 times in the old testament. Ultimately it refers to God’s love which encompasses God’s amazing grace, love, sovereignty, holiness, forgiveness, compassion, truth, and of course faithfulness.
Who’s writing?: The prophet Jerimiah
Who is Jeremiah writing to?: Israel, specifically ‘Judah’
When was it written?: 586 – 520 BC
What were the circumstances?: Judah has been taken captive by Babylon as punishment from God for Judah’s many transgressions. Just as the prophet Jerimiah had been prophesying for 40 years and he (Jeremiah) was Lamenting over his prophecy being fulfilled right before his eyes.
How to make an application to our lives today?:
It is crystal clear from the book of Lamentations and all of Scripture that God will restore His chosen people, the Jews. In spite of Israel’s severe punishments which include being removed from their homeland and dispersed into every nation on the planet. God will fulfill all the covenant promises He made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. God is faithful. The Jews are back in their homeland after being out of the land for almost 2000 years and against all odds. God promised He would kick them out of their land but He also promised that He would bring His chosen people back. Not because the Jews are now obedient and faithful. No way!
The Jews are back in their land because God is faithful. And that’s the application for us today as members of the body of Christ under grace. That no matter how tough life gets, or how unfaithful we may feel.
God is faithful all the time and He will never let us go (Read Romans 8:31-39).
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