Lamentations 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read Lamentations 3.

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Meditate on verses 55-56.

I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the lowest pit. 

You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear

 from my prayer for relief, from my cry for help.”

While many Bible scholars believe Jeremiah penned Lamentations, you do not see his name in the text. God did that on purpose, so the book is not the lamenting of any one person. They can be your lamentations, too, on hard days, when you want to put difficult feelings into words.

So, when you feel torn to pieces and it seems God is using you for target practice, tell Him about it (vs. 11-13). Then, use the words from Lamentations 3:21-25 and 55-58 to appeal to Him as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD, this I recall to mind; therefore, I have hope.

 Your lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for

Your compassions never fail. 

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

 LORD, You are my portion; therefore, I have hope in You.

 LORD, You are good to those who wait for You,

to the person who seeks You.  I am waiting for and seeking You!

  I call on Your name, O LORD, out of the lowest pit.

 Hear my voice!  Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief,

from my cry for help!  Draw me near when I call on You;

I hear You say, ‘Do not fear!’

 O LORD, plead my soul’s cause and redeem my life.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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