Lamentations 1 - Praying God's Word

Please read Lamentations 1.

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Meditate on these phrases from verses 5 and 9.

For the LORD has caused her grief

because of the multitude of her transgressions.

She did not consider her future;

therefore, she has fallen astonishingly.

Earlier this year (January 22-April 25), you read the 1 & 2 Kings and Ezekiel devotionals, which helped you understand why God punished Judah and Jerusalem by exiling the people to Babylon. Lamentations is another book, written in a more poetic style, clearly revealing the consequences   of unchecked and unrelenting sin. God, the righteous judge, reveals His fierce anger in His condemnation of sin.

As you observe this chapter, notice the people of Jerusalem trying to restore their lives on their own (v. 11). Their futile attempts leave them hopeless, desperately needing a comforter (vs. 16-17, 21).

Thankfully, through Jesus Christ, you are saved from the wrath of God and delivered into His eternal comfort and hope (Romans 5:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17). Take time to consider God’s incredible gift of salvation, thanking Him for saving you from His fierce anger and for giving you the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.

Pray Lamentations 1:5 and 9 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, do not let ____________  and

my adversaries become our masters.

Do not let our enemies prosper.

 Keep us from a multitude of transgressions;

 we do not want to grieve because of sin in our lives.

 Do not let our little ones be taken away

 as captives before the adversary.

 Let us consider our future so we do not fall astonishingly.

 LORD, You are our Comforter; see our affliction;

do not let the enemy magnify himself!

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell