Devotion:
Read Lamentations 3:21-24.
When a passage begins as this one does with a word like “yet,” we should back up and read some of the verses that come before it, because the writer is making a transition. Lamentations is a book of sadness on the part of Israel for being punished for turning away from God and having been taken into exile. In the preceding verses of this chapter, the writer puts himself in the role of Israel and describes the terrible punishment to which God has subjected him. After describing this terrible punishment, the writer comes to verse 21 and begins today’s passage with “yet,” and rejoices that God continues to love him. Don’t you love the part in verse 23 where the writer rejoices that God’s compassions are new every morning? This assures us that God continues to love us in the present, day in and day out.
I recently met and talked with someone who is thinking of professing her faith in Christ and being baptized. She shared with me that she is amazed to realize that God loves her after some of the things she has done. Each of us should be amazed that God can love us and forgive us of our failures. We serve a God who loves us, always, no matter what we may do!
Personal Worship Option:
Remind yourself of something you probably already know well – God loves you. God loves you without reservation or condition. Let that sink in today and give thanks for that love.
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