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This chapter
feels a bit like a rollercoaster. Jeremiah
laments frequently about his circumstances.
He feels abandoned. He feels like
wasting away unjustly. He feels like his
enemies lie in wait against him like a bear of lion. He feels like his escape has been blocked at
every turn. He is trapped, and it feels
oppressing and dangerous.
These dark
feelings turn Jeremiah to the truth.
Rather than wallow in his circumstances, Jeremiah finds hope. He knows that he cannot stay in the darkness,
even though it is where life has led him.
He seeks truth.
The
steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
This is a profound statement.
Remember what Jeremiah has endured.
Remember what Jeremiah has complained about in this passage! If the steadfast love of the Lord never
ceases, then the steadfast love of the Lord was present in the midst of
Jeremiah’s suffering. The reason that
this is powerful is because it gives witness to Jeremiah’s mindset.
Yes, he is
complaining. Yes, he is lamenting. Yes, he is recognizing that his life has ad
some serious low points. But he is not
blaming God. He has not lost faith. He recognizes that where the valley of the shadow
of death resides, God walks with us through it.
In the midst
of his suffering, Jeremiah talks about how good the Lord is. Though the Lord
bring grief, He does it through compassion.
In the midst of his misery, Jeremiah attests that the Lord has taken up
his cause. Great is His faithfulness,
even in the midst of suffering!
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