With Hope
Mitch Green
Part of Getting Through What We Are Going Through
April 5, 2020

18 so I say, “My endurance has perished;
so has my hope from the Lord.”

19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.

Lamentations 3:18-25 (ESV)


What is lament?
Lament is a passionate expression of grief and sorrow, and biblical lament leads to hope.

What is Lamentations?
Lamentations is a poetic retelling of the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. broken up into five chapters.


THE FOUR PHASES OF LAMENT

1. Voice your fears and frustrations to God.
2. Ask: what am I learning in this?
3. Remind yourself that God is faithful.
4. Wait on the Lord.


Questions to ask yourself in lament…

  1. What am I saying to myself?
  2. What are the things I need to call to mind?

WHY DO WE BELIEVE GOD IS FAITHFUL?

  1. God has proven Himself faithful throughout scripture.
  2. We have the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
  3. We are promised eternal security through Jesus.