Let Faith Arise

Read Lamentations 3:22-24

If we spent any time thinking about it, Jeremiah isn't the type of guy most of us would want to be around. He was a man whose responsibility as a prophet was to share God's word and more often than not people disliked him because his words brought conviction in their hearts. Not only was Jeremiah as a prophet often a downer to people but he wrote the book of Lamentations. This book is filled with laments. Now a lament is a song, poem, or piece of music that expresses grief, regret or mourning. So reading Lamentations isn't likely to pick up your spirits. Unless you realize within this work of literature includes Jermiah's faith and trust in God alone. When all else fails, just like Jeremiah says - Let Faith Arise.

We all know what it's like to know something but feel something totally opposite. When it comes to our faith - let's consider just because we know what is true, doesn't make it any easier when our hearts are heavy. And our hearts can be heavy for a lot of reasons. Personal pain is present in everyone's life. May we all be reminded the connection between head and heart comes when we refuse to lose God's perspective. Listen to this song we sang at Hope this past Sunday and may God strengthen and encourage you to Let Faith Arise one moment, one day at a time no matter what your personal pain may be.