Today we finish reading Lamentations. Ray Stedman, concludes his comments on Lamentations 5: Chapter 5 describes the humiliation of judgment, but in the end, Jeremiah comes to another flash of insight (verse 19): But thou, O Lord, dost reign for ever; thy throne endures to all generations. (Lamentations 5:19 RSV) What does this mean? Well, … More God Endures
October 25 Lamentations 4-5 (ESV) The Holy Stones Lie Scattered 4:1 How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work … More October 25 Lamentations 4-5
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. —Lamentations 3:22-23 Bob Kauflin writes at “Worship Matters.com” Our church as been trying to memorize one hymn a month for the past ten months. This month we’re working on Great is … More The story behind “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It … More Mercy in many forms
October 24 Lamentations 3 (ESV) 3:1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; 2 he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; 3 surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long. 4 He has made my flesh and my … More October 24 Lamentations 3
The Lord has done what he purposed, has carried out his threat; as he ordained long ago, he has demolished without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you, and exalted the might of your foes. (Lamentations 2:17, in our Bible reading plan today) Ray Stedman on Lamentations 2: In other words, God is … More God is Faithful to His Purposes
October 23 Lamentations 2 (ESV) The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity 2:1 How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. 2 The Lord has swallowed up … More October 23 Lamentations 2
Today we begin reading Lamentations. Here is Ray Stedman on Lamentations, to be continued over the next few days: What a description of the utter despair of the human spirit in the grip of deep distress and sorrow! And yet, in each of these chapters an insight is revealed, a lesson that God teaches through … More Lessons through sorrow
October 22 Lamentations 1 (ESV) How Lonely Sits the City 1:1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave. 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on … More October 22 Lamentations 1
Today we finish reading Lamentations. Ray Stedman, concludes his comments on Lamentations 5: Chapter 5 describes the humiliation of judgment, but in the end, Jeremiah comes to another flash of insight (verse 19): But thou, O Lord, dost reign for ever; thy throne endures to all generations. (Lamentations 5:19 RSV) What does this mean? Well, … More God Endures
