Lamentations 5
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08-11-2019
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Intro
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Oh how the Mighty have fallen
The wrath of God is being poured out on the Nation of Israel because they have sinned and sinned greatly
They thought they were so great because they were God’s chosen people
They began to stick out there chest and flaunt it
They began to sin and not repent
Then they began to sin and sin some more
They began to sin so much that to the society as a whole it stopped being wrong
And for that Church God begins to pour out His wrath
God had determined to destroy the gates of the daughter of Zion
This chapter is a more detailed version of the wrath being poured out
because they took for granted the house of God
They no longer respected God
So you and I get to read in detail what happens when we no longer respect the Creator of the Universe
You and I get to read in detail what happens when the Creator of the Universe is determined against us
This chapter is the twist in the book of Lamentations
We see them remember God
We see the author understand that there is hope in Jesus and Jesus alone
Understand that your and my only hope for our sin problem is Jesus
The only hope that you and I can and will ever have is Jesus Himself
See Jesus was the one who defeated death and came back to life after dying for your sins
Jesus defeated death so that through Him you and I might find life
His mercies are new each morning
Church understand something you don’t have to stay in your sin
You can find hope today in Jesus
At this point we have seen so much of Gods wrath
We have experienced Gods wrath and at this point we begin to maybe question it
But then God answers us and explains that not only did the nation sin but the men of God sinned
The only way for evil to prevail is for Godly men to do nothing
When the preachers and teachers and pastor of the nation stop preaching on sin and stop preaching that sin leads to death
Church that is when evil will prevail
The reason evil is prevailing now in America is because church we have preachers, teachers and pastors who no longer say sin is bad
who no longer say sin leads to death and who no longer preach repentance
This brings us to the final chapter in Lamentations
Hurray we can move on from Gods wrath because this will be the wrap up chapter
Wrong again
More of Gods wrath and in fact if you have read ahead it almost leaves us wondering
This chapters starts out different than the rest of the chapters
This starts out almost like a prayer if you will
Some people say this is a prayer for mercy
So think of that while we read it today
But the author is crying out to God to remember them
Church this is a broken author crying out to God
This is the author telling God what is going on now
It is almost as if God missed the first 4 chapters and the author wants to get him caught up
But the author is explaining to God how difficult things are at this point and even sort of shifts the blame from the current population to their generations
And at the same time seems to be saying that this has gone on enough
I would remind you that because of the New Testament you and I can no longer blame our current problems on the sins of our parents
Now parents that doesn’t you give a blank check to continue to sin
Rather you and I were given children to Raise up in the ways of the Lord we have a responsibility to give them the best start we can it is there responsibility to continue it if they choose
This section is more of an update on their current situation to God
It is the author crying out to God to say where they are
Church that’s ok
It is ok to cry out to God and say where you are at
But if you do be prepared to listen
These are the consequences for them not remembering the Lord
These in fact are the exact opposite of where they were supposed to be going on
Church when you and I allow sin to continue in our lives without seeking the forgiveness and relenting from that sin
Then we get the opposite of the good things God has in store for us
Which are the bad things
Church they forsaked the good things when they continue to forsake the Lord
Do you understand that when we stop being obedient to the Lord and stop listening to Him
We cannot expect to live in His blessing
Just as the nation of Israel
Vs 19 is a promise and a truth
These are some of those verses that are truth and we can build our foundation of truth on
Church this is a truth about the character of God Himself
No matter what happened God is still seated on the throne
No matter who is president God is still seated on the throne
No matter what happens to you in your personal life
No matter what happens in your family God is still seated on the throne in Heaven and in charge
Vs 20 is more of a worldly thought if you will
This is one of those questions that we ask more often when we are not walking with Jesus
Because if we were walking with Jesus this question wouldn’t come up or even be an issue
You know what I am talking about when we haven’t been in the word for a day or two or if we are honest a few days to a week and then something suddenly happens
Rather then falling back on the truth we just read about we begin to ask and our mind begins to wonder from truth and we begin to faulter
Vs 21 is again truth we can build our foundation on
Only God can restore us
Church this is the Gospel
God sent His son Jesus to die on the cross to redeem you and I to Himself from the sin you and I were Him
God is still very much in the restoring business and if you are stuck in sin and want to be restored then God can do that today
Vs 22 is again a reminder of what happens if we continue to sin
Church do you understand that there are real consequences for sin and that only God can restore you from eternal separation from Him
Closing
Lamentations has been and interesting book
There have been some very interesting and difficult verses to preach
There are real consequences for sin
If you and I are going to continue to allow sin to run rampant in our lives then we should expect to be punished because God love you
Gods mercies are new every morning
God is still very much in the business of restore those who seek forgiveness and repent from the sin in their lives
Invitation
Maybe you are here and you have never given your heart to Jesus
We want to invite you to the front where someone will open up the Bible and show you how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus
Or
Maybe you are here and you are in sin
Maybe you have fallen in a rut of sin
We want to invite you to seek forgiveness and repent from that sin and be restored today to a right relationship with Jesus