Monday, 24 June 2019

Lamentation 3:55-66 – The Lord, our Deliverer

In Jeremiah 38 is an account of how the prophet was cast into a broken cistern for telling the people God’s direction for them truthfully. Refusing to heed his call to accept God’s dealing, they had him cast into a pit. But as be cried for deliverance from that pit of death, God intervened through some people and he was rescued. And as he recalled to mind, he could see that God’s mercies never failed to meet His people’s daily circumstances. Just as God reassured him, delivered and redeemed his life, he was confident that God would listen to his present plead for deliverance.

Here we can see that Jeremiah was playing the role of an intercessor. Though it looks as if he was praying for himself, he was, in reality, interceding for the people. These verses presupposed that God is all-knowing. They pointedly indicate that God could see all the wrong His people had to endure. He could see their enemies’ ruthless acts and provocative words against His people. In asking for deliverance, Jeremiah also called on God to judge their enemies who had dealt so cruelly with them and to eradicate them. He was not being vindictive but was pleading for divine justice for the cruelty they received at their hands.

Jeremiah, recalling the faithfulness of God in helping him deal with the difficult encounters he had in the past, and how God had helped him, led him to place his confidence in God. As he recalled them, he boldly prayed and trust God to show divine justice. In much the same way, God’s past interventions and deliverance in our life are there to help us in our present journey. No matter how trying our present circumstances may be, remember that He had brought us through our past, and He will do it again if we dare to trust Him. Just call on Him like David did. When he called on the Lord, he was saved. Surely, He will do it for us also!    

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