Today, I am reading and commenting on Lamentations 3-5.

The writer speaks of his great despair and the suffering he has experienced.  In the middle of his deep depression he reminds himself, and us, that God’s compassion never fails and His faithfulness is great.  He determined to wait on the Lord.  He tells us to examine ourselves, acknowledge our sins, and return to the Lord.  If we do so, and call on the Lord, He will hear and come near to us.  If we return to Him, God will take up our cause and redeem us.  Indeed, He has already redeemed us, we merely need to accept His redemption.  The writer then goes on to speak of the suffering of God’s people, which resulted from their failure to faithfully do God’s will.  God reigns forever and will restore His people in His time.  So, let us return to the Lord, and call His people to do likewise.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.