Weeping and Destruction
Today’s Reading: Lamentations 2:1-22 (SOAP 2:11)
My eyes are worn out from weeping;
I am churning within.
My heart is poured out in griefbecause of the destruction of my dear people,
Lamentations 2:11
because children and infants faint
in the streets of the city.
Destruction Takes a Toll
Jeremiah weeps at the destruction but he isn’t simply crying. He is physically and emotionally impacted because of the destruction of his people. This is personal and Jeremiah is greatly affected.
Applying the Word
Like Jeremiah, we should be greatly affected when God’s people or His work are impacted by suffering, regardless of where the suffering comes from. We should mourn and experience great emotional and even physical unease. Jesus taught in Matthew that those who mourn like this over sin will be blessed, Matthew 5:4. Whether it is over our own sin or the sin of others we should be broken by anything that breaks the heart of God. When we mourn like this we will find ourselves caught up in the lament and we will be moved, like Jeremiah, to pray or to call on others to pray.
Prayer Prompt
Father, break our hearts for what breaks Yours! May we not fail to pour ourselves out before You – for only You can heal and make right ! We believe this in Jesus Name, Amen!’