Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-22

Lamentations 2:11 (NLT) 11 I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.

As I may have mentioned in a previous devotional, I have been spending a lot of time in the book of Jeremiah lately. And I have now moved into the book of Lamentations, which was also penned by Jeremiah.

I have found the writings of Jeremiah to be extremely relevant to the situations we’re facing today on a global scale.

Today, however, I want to address the United States, where we live. Some of what I share may also be relevant to other countries.

My heart has been in a state of mourning for quite some time now, as I watch the systematic destruction and deconstruction of the nation where I live. It is heartbreaking, to say the least.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t allow this to consume my time or my thoughts. But it bothers me to see a nation take such a wayward path in light of the blessings that God has poured out on us over the years. It is clearly a slap in the face of God.

The USA was founded and built on Biblical principles, making it very unique from its inception.

Over time, those principles have been eroded, a little at a time, causing the nation to stray from God as a whole.

This is very obvious, even to the natural eye, as we see the laws of the nation pull further and further from good, and steer us closer and closer to evil.

The hands of our nation are covered in the blood of unborn babies who have been slaughtered by the untold millions. We have also fought in many, many unnecessary wars over the decades, causing more unneeded bloodshed.

And now we have gone off the deep end with sexual and moral sins that are too numerous to list.

The words of Jeremiah at the beginning of this devotional describe almost perfectly what I have been feeling.

My heart is broken, and I have shed countless tears as I have contemplated the condition of our nation. I have repented for our sins many, many times, crying out to God for His mercy.

But I am realistic about what has happened, and I know that sins of this magnitude demand that a price be paid.

So, I hold fast to God, my Savior and the source of my hope and my strength. I look to Him alone for counsel, and for guidance as we walk this treacherous, delicate path into the future.

But do not live in fear. Don’t let what’s ahead cause you to shrink back. Instead, let it push you ever closer to God, our one true Source of strength.

And let us pray, as Jeremiah did.

Lamentations 2:19 (NKJV) 19 “Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.”

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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