We have been doing a Bible read through at the church I attend and earlier this week reached Lamentations.
I must say some of it has seemed quite hard work and Lamentations has been no exception. It seems like an awful lot of grief and misery ! However in the middle of chapter 3 are these words :-
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassion’s never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
It may feel like a difficult time for us but let’s focus on God’s goodness and the salvation that Jesus brings.
One of our wedding hymns was Great is thy Faithfulness – and then two of my children had it at their weddings. Why not look up the words to this if you don’t know them?
Also verses 31-33 of Lamentations 3 is a great encouragement – no one is cast off by the Lord for ever!