The Grands Letter (Lam/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on May 26, 2025 5:14 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Lamentations 3:14-22, “I have become a laughingstock to all my people, their mocking song all the day. 15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drunk with wormwood. 16 And He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust. 17 And my soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness. 18 So I say, ‘My strength has perished, and so has my hope from the LORD.’ 19 Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. 20 Surely my soul remembers and is bowed down within me. 21 This I recall to my mind; therefore, I have hope. 22 The LORD’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.”
Be honest! Have you ever felt like Jeremiah in verses 14-23? Well, maybe not exactly like Jeremiah, but quite closely to the description above. Things have gone wrong in your life. You’re not sure what caused the problem—or how it might be resolved. You’ve prayed earnestly to the LORD about it all, but He has either not replied or responded with words that you did not desire to hear. Truthfully, everything seems to have gone wrong! And while we’re at it, why do things like this have to happen to us, anyway? Is He not LORD of all? Could He not correct what is broken?
It’s easy to blame others for our sins! We know the LORD is ultimately in charge. The problem is we hate to admit that we are the ones who have “done wrong.” We’ve forgotten the Scripture that says, “…behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23).
The mere awareness of sin in our lives should drive us to prayerful repentance! Our responsibility is to exalt the LORD Jesus Christ, not affix blame. “Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name” (Psalm 103:1).
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.”
– Corrie ten Boom
