Day 168: April 8, 2026 – Lamentations 1-5

We find ourselves in a difficult book of the Bible which is said to have been written by the prophet Jeremiah, which is why he is given the nickname of the weeping prophet. Besides the destruction of Jerusalem, he is also weeping because for his 40 ministry not a single person came to love God as they ought to have, even though he was sent to the people of Israel. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be a pastor for 40 years and not have a single person who gives of their life to the Lord.

There is one section that should be highlighted because it is from here that we get a very popular hymn. In the midst of all the complaining and the clear indications that things are not at all going the way that the prophet wants and so God will seek His revenge, we find this in 3:22-23 – “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” I guess this is good enough to keep the Lord before us.