Essay On Faith: ; Let Us Not Succumb to Dashed Expectations

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There is a little-preached-upon book in the Old Testament called, "Lamentations." The Prophet Jeremiah wrote Lamentations as well as the book that bears his name about 620 B.C. The reason Lamentations is seldom read or preached on is because it is "the funeral dirge" of scripture. It isn't pleasant reading. But read it we should, because Jeremiah has given us a record of God's judgment upon a grievously sinning nation that refused to repent from the evil it had inflicted both upon themselves and others. It also records for us the reaction of a prophet of God who thinks his prayers have not been answered. Jeremiah is blunt about it. He believes he has been treated unfairly by both his fellow countrymen and his God.

Jeremiah loved his country, but he expected too much of his fellow citizens. He thought his countrymen would respond to his pleas to repent of their sins. They didn't. He also thought they would appreciate his advice. They didn't. In fact they tried to kill him. Often we, like Jeremiah, think we have it all figured out--yet things don't turn out the way we'd like. We get depressed, angry, or we sulk. Jeremiah did all three.

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Essay On Faith: ; Let Us Not Succumb to Dashed Expectations

The people were so angry, that they were destroying one another and their land. It broke Jeremiah's heart. When God finally brought judgment, the grieving prophet personally witnessed the destruction of his cou...

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