WEDNESDAY December 31, 2014 New Year’s Eve Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord; let us lift our hearts and handsto God in heaven. Lamentations 3:40-41 The Book of Lamentations was written by the prophet Jeremiah, the weeping prophet. Jeremiah was called by God to preach repentance to Judah, during the reign of King Josiah. At this time, the people were in great sin and God was getting ready to judge Judah, using the nation of Babylon. Previously, the ten tribes of Israel had already been judged by God and carried away by the Assyrians. While Jeremiah warned the people of their idolatry and false confessions of the Lord, he also cried out for repentance. Urging the people to examine their ways and turn back to the Lord. He said: let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven. I believe we are living in times, just like the prophet Jeremiah, when God is getting ready to judge us. We see persecution of Christians growing stronger and stronger in our nation, which was founded on Christian principles. God does not have to bring in an ungodly nation to judge us. He will be able to use the very nation we live in. It is very sad. We need to heed the lamentation of Jeremiah. As a nation, we need to examine our lives and turn back to the Lord. We need to lift up our hearts and hands to God and cry out in repentance. It is not too late; God is waiting to hear from His people!
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:07:31 +0000