WHERE IS HOPE?

Intro. - The agony of defeat - Read vs1-18 - Picture Jeremiah sitting in the dust. His face is streaked with tears. He had prophesied the fall of Jerusalem, but this was more than he expected: the savagery, the carnage, the looting. Where is the hope?

It Is Easy To Complain vs19-20

It is easy to focus on all of the bad things.

We naturally become downcast

A decision Needs To Be Made

A conscious decision - v21

An act of faith - v24

Only God Satisfies vs22-23, 25

God’s deep love never fails and renews every day

God’s faithfulness is great

Hope grows as we seek the Lord, and He responds with goodness

Reflection And Solitude - vs26,28

Waiting quietly on the Lord

Contemplation on what God is doing

Concl. - There is hope!! - vs31-33

There will be an end

God will show love

God does care for His children