The destruction of Jerusalem in 587BC by Babylon was swift and total. The once great City of God; Mount Zion, the city psalms were written about, lay in waste. Her young ladies were abused, her walls turn down. The gates of the city were destroyed, and the roads torn-up. The people that once joyfully filled the streets of Jerusalem were scattered like sheep without a shepherd, and the City of the Kings was now like a widow.
And the Prophet wept bitterly.
There is an entire book in the Bible given over to the subject of mourning called “Lamentations”; The Book of Weeping, The passionate expression of sorrow and loss. This book of grieving was to be read publicly by the people of God.
During times of loss; the death of a loved one, the public shame of divorce, a child making wrong choices, the loss of property, an accident that leaves us impaired, sexual abuse, etc, I worry that we are given cheep slogans, and little jingles when what we really need is for someone to give us a pen and paper and say, “Lament! grieve out your loss-heavy tears to the Lord!”
Have you been able to properly grieve the loss in your life? I would encourage you dear reader, in the freedom of Christ, if you have un-dealt with loss, bring your lamentations before the Lord. Jeremiah wept over Jerusalem, Jesus was called a man of sorrows, and wept over the rejection of His people, if you are weeping today, remember you are in the company of the great men of God.
In the midst of Jeremiah’s grieving, he hinged his lamentation with these words, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end. The Lord is my portion, therefore I will hope in him.”
Father, in my darkest hour I will pour out my sorrows before to you; I will grieve out my lamentations to you. Thank you for listening to my heartache and grief. When I rise from this valley of tears, be my portion and give me hope.
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