Refocusing during Difficult Times
David Cawston
Lamentations 3:20-26
Lamentations 3:20-26
20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:
22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
24 I say to myself, ''The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!''
25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Historical Background
Jeremiah lived during the reigns of 7 kings of Judah in late 7th century BC and served as one of God's prophets through the rule of five kings of Judah (Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah).
He lived during the time of Jerusalem's destruction by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.
His prophetic ministry extended over a period of more than 40 years, during which he wrote both Jeremiah and Lamentations.
When King Josiah died, Jeremiah's hardships as a prophet of God increased. His message aroused great hostility and death threats. Even his own relatives conspired against him and betrayed him.
20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
Let me tell you why Jeremiah is able to speak to us about refocusing in difficult times.
- His persecution increased in Jerusalem when a priest named Pashhur sought out Jeremiah to have him beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day.
- He became a laughingstock to the people and a target of mockery.
- Later, spiteful men obtained the king's approval to arrest Jeremiah for prophesying disaster. These men then lowered Jeremiah by ropes into a cistern, and he sank into a layer of mud. When another court official learned about Jeremiah's fate, he persuaded the king to let him rescue Jeremiah before he starved to death at the bottom of the
The name Lamentati ...
David Cawston
Lamentations 3:20-26
Lamentations 3:20-26
20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:
22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
24 I say to myself, ''The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!''
25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Historical Background
Jeremiah lived during the reigns of 7 kings of Judah in late 7th century BC and served as one of God's prophets through the rule of five kings of Judah (Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah).
He lived during the time of Jerusalem's destruction by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.
His prophetic ministry extended over a period of more than 40 years, during which he wrote both Jeremiah and Lamentations.
When King Josiah died, Jeremiah's hardships as a prophet of God increased. His message aroused great hostility and death threats. Even his own relatives conspired against him and betrayed him.
20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
Let me tell you why Jeremiah is able to speak to us about refocusing in difficult times.
- His persecution increased in Jerusalem when a priest named Pashhur sought out Jeremiah to have him beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day.
- He became a laughingstock to the people and a target of mockery.
- Later, spiteful men obtained the king's approval to arrest Jeremiah for prophesying disaster. These men then lowered Jeremiah by ropes into a cistern, and he sank into a layer of mud. When another court official learned about Jeremiah's fate, he persuaded the king to let him rescue Jeremiah before he starved to death at the bottom of the
The name Lamentati ...
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