Lamentations 1-2
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“God did carry out, item by item, exactly what he said he’d
do. He always said he’d do
this. Now he’s done it – torn the
place down.” (2:17 The Message)
God had warned them and warned them, but they did not turn away
from their sin and they did not turn to Him. So He did what He said He’d do. Things were as bad as you could imagine. Lamentations is a little hard to read because
of the depth of sadness within it, but that is what it was meant to be – a
lament, a dirge – a passionate expression of grief.
There is a verse in Lamentations 2 that a couple of years ago just
became so real to me and is one of those verses that keeps coming back in my
thoughts quite often. It is this
(from verse 19): “Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the
Lord. Lift up your hands to him for
the lives of your children.”
This is desperation for God.
Pouring out everything before Him.
Lifting your hands up reaching out for Him. It says “for the lives of your children,” – their children
were starving to death. They were
in such darkness, such despair. To
get out of their situation they had to get completely vulnerable and be
completely desperate for God’s presence again.
This verse is often my prayer from week to week leading up to our
church gathering for worship on Sundays.
That as a people gathered together we would pour out our hearts like
water, lifting our hands to God in desperation for His presence … Desperate for
His touch for the lives of our children, for our marriages, for our struggles,
for our community, for our world.
When we pour out everything before Him, He fills us back up with
His love …
When we lift our hands reaching out to Him, He reaches down and
picks us up …
Desperate for
Your presence, Lord, we need Your touch.
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