I am the man who has seen affliction
Lamentations 3:1-10
by the rod of the Lord’s wrath.
He has driven me away and made me walk
in darkness rather than light;
indeed, he has turned his hand against me
again and again, all day long.
He has made my skin and my flesh grow old
and has broken my bones.
He has besieged me and surrounded me
with bitterness and hardship.
He has made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.
He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
he has weighed me down with chains.
Even when I call out or cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer.
He has barred my way with blocks of stone;
he has made my paths crooked.
As we continue to prepare our lives to fight and overcome in this spiritual war, today we’ll look at how we must react when our world seems to be falling apart.
How and where do we find hope when our situation seems hopeless?