Passage
Lamentations 1:1-22 (ESV)
God Accepts Those Who Fear Him
Acts 10:17-35
Key Verse: 10:34
God's Righteous Judgment
Date: Aug. 21, 2018
Daily Bread
Introduction to Lamentations
Key Verse: 1:5b
1. Jerusalem deserted (1-12)
The Babylonians had burned Jerusalem and deported most of the people. Former allies, like Egypt and Moab, had betrayed her. No one came to worship God at the appointed times. Her glory days were a distant memory. She had been stripped of all her treasures. The temple had been desecrated. The few people who remained suffered miserably as they scavenged for food. They were a despised people. God inflicted this suffering on his people because of their sins.
3. I am in torment within...." (13-22)
The people's suffering was like fire in their bones. Their sin was like a yoke on their neck. God sapped their strength. He allowed enemies to crush and trample them. The writer's tears overflowed because of what he saw and experienced. His torment and suffering did not harden his heart. He humbly confessed that the LORD is righteous. God's judgment was deserved. No one could comfort him. But he called on God, confessing his sin and rebellion toward God's word.
Prayer: Lord, your judgments are right and I am sinful. Please forgive me newly by the blood of Jesus.
One Word: The LORD is righteous
