Judgement. Do We Complain or Confess?
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Lamentations 3:19-
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! 20 My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. 21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. 26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 28 Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; 29 let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope; 30 let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults. 31 For the Lord will not cast off forever, 32 but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; 33 for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men. 34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High, 36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve. 37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? 39 Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! 41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: 42 “We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven.
Why Complain When God is Pouring out Earned Judgment?
Even in the Midst of Judgment, God’s Love and Mercy is New Each Morning (3:22-23a)
God’s Faithfulness Towards His People (and His Promises) is Great [abundant, without limit, more than enough] (3:23)
The Lord is our Portion (Inheritance) - So Hope is centered in Him (3:24)
We are admonished to WAIT QUIETLY (without complaint) for God’s Deliverance (3:26)
Even in the midst of Duress, Insult, Stress, Imprisonment and Punishment there is Hope (3:27-38)
We have no real right to complain when we bear affliction because of our sins (3:39)
We Have a Responsibility to TEST and TAKE STOCK of our ways [and no matter WHERE we are] and TURN BACK to the LORD! (3:40)
We Must Stop Trusting and Trying our own methods and Reach Upward with Hearts and Hands and CONFESS (3:41-42)