Lamentations 2 - Can the Spirit of God Use Me?

 

Lamentations 2 – Can the Spirit of God Use Me?

 

Jerusalem was Israel’s capital city. Israel was God’s chosen nation.

 

When the people of Jerusalem turned their backs on God to pursue idols, their favored status did nothing to protect them from being punished. They had to endure God’s anger, just like anyone who disobeys His commands.

 

Unlike human anger, which is often the product of insecurity or a deficient temperament, God’s anger flows from His perfect justice and holiness. But after the judgment occurred, Jeremiah wrote “The Lord will not cast off forever, though He causes grief, yet He will show compassion.”

God took full responsibility for what Nebuchadnezzar did. He allowed him to destroy the city of Jerusalem. God used him just as He had used the Assyrians against them for their punishment.

 

Have you ever stopped to think why certain people cross your path? Do you wish that you had never met some people? Are there people in your life that you would call your enemy? Someone may have caused you sorrow, but it is all for His purpose. We need to learn to recognize the hand of God in our life.

Even the temple that God gave instructions to build, He became to hate because the Israelites did not use it as intended.

 

When we go to church, we need to ask God if this is something He takes delight in. Or is it hurting His cause? In other words, are we in the right frame of mind, or are we critical? Can the Spirit of God use me? If not, just going to church may not be pleasing God if we are not there to serve and obey Him.

 

Jeremiah was so involved in God’s work that it broke his heart when things did not go as it was supposed to. It even wrecked his health.

If we see something wrong in our church, it should mean more to us than criticism, it should bring sorrow to our heart enough to do something about it. It is easy to be harsh in our criticism when it means nothing at all to us. We must strive to have enough love and compassion for our church family and friends to keep everything pleasing in God’s sight.

 

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