“All the splendor has departed from Daughter Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer.”
Lamentations 1:6 NIV
https://www.bible.com/111/lam.1.6.niv
I thought it would be
cool. And yet, I was interrupting the splendor.
Our friends had gathered at the shore to
share a fire and sunset. My phone was busy. Dozens of photos attempting to capture the
splendor.
I tried the "trick" shot. My hand seems to hold the sun. Rather than enjoy the sun, all I notice is
that really old hand in the front of the scene.
Lamentations 1:6 peaks my interest in the whole book. This verse does not inspire me on its
own. The book of Lamentations reveals
the suffering of the Israelites when their beloved city of Jerusalem was destroyed. These poems lay bare the cause of the
suffering, their sin, and the effect of that sin before the people and
God.
It could be a discouraging read, and yet gems of encouragement pop off the written page. The familiar verses in chapter 3,verses
22-23, gave the basis for the popular hymn "Great is Thy
Faithfulness". (I just read the
lyrics were composed just a few miles from my home!)
Another gem in chapter 5,verse 19 with two words encourage
me. "And yet.." (in The Message:
"And yet, God, you're sovereign still, your throne intact and eternal.") In spite of our circumstances, our sin and
resulting consequences, God is sovereign still.
God, in all His splendor, will stand.
God is the foundation. God is in
control. It is not our job to improve
the presentation of God's sovereignty.
I need the reminder: in spite of my failures and sin, God is
sovereign, intact and eternal. Regardless of the world's attempts to sell us
cheap imitations, I need to rest and relish His splendor and sovereignty.
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