SHORT BUT SWEET

     Sometimes it does not take a lot of words to give us the encouragement we need for the day.  We just

need to know that God loves us and sees where we are in life right now.  This was certainly the case for Jeremiah in the book of Lamentations.  He wept bitterly over the fate of his people who had rebelled against God and were carried to exile in Babylon despite his repeated exhortations to them to repent.  However, in the middle of his lament, he stopped and wrote these words in Lamentations 3:21-26:

                                      "But this I call to mind,

                                            and therefore I have hope.

                                       The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;

                                             His mercies never come to an end;

                                        they are new every morning;

                                             great is your faithfulness.

                                        'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul,

                                             'therefore I will hope in Him.'

                                       The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,

                                              to the soul who seeks Him.

                                        It is good that one should wait quietly 

                                              for the salvation of the LORD."

     In the midst of his pain, Jeremiah stopped to remember who God is and what He can do.  We need to stop today and do the same thing.  Do not allow the busy schedule, dire circumstances, or even the difficulties in our nation right now keep us from this truth.  God will make a way where there seems to be no way because He is ever faithful, sovereign and totally committed to His own.  Therefore let us wait quietly for His salvation.  This is a short but a sweet reminder for us as believers today!  Selah!