Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer

September 10: Lamentations 3-5; Revelation 15

Scripture: Lamentation (NIV) 3:19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope;
22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Observation: What an oasis of refreshing the reader finds in the midst of a dessert of mourning. How these verses (21-25) shine in contrast to those preceding. How proper that they become the words of a song of praise! God’s people were being punished for their many sins, but God had not forgotten them! Even in time of trouble, God was merciful and gracious!

Application: Knowing the truth of God’s faithfulness can bring rejoicing to me even in hard times—even when the hard times are me reaping what I have sown!

Prayer: Lord, though I do not deserve it; You are gracious to me! Your love for me never fails to sustain me. Your mercies are new every morning. GREAT is your faithfulness! Amen

Pastor Leon

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