#soap # Lamentations 02 ## Title: Lord, Why Have You Abandoned Us? ## Scripture: (Lamentations 2:20) “ר (Resh) Look, O Lord! Consider! Whom have you ever afflicted like this? Should women eat their offspring, their healthy infants? Should priest and prophet be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?” (NET) ## Observation: Such a devastating scene. This is not something out of a movie. This is a chronicling of a firsthand account. This actually happened. What is most telling is the one who is saying these things. For most of his life, Jeremiah has warned the nation what would happen if they did not return to the LORD. He is the one who said they should surrender to the Babylonians. He knew devastation was coming. However, nothing ever prepares us for when it arrives. Therefore, Jeremiah is asking a question he already knows the answer to. The question is out of grief. Notice God doesn’t strike him down for this. It’s okay. It’s okay to mourn out loud with God. It’s okay to not like what God’s justice requires. The point is to bring it to the LORD and let Him be the comfort in the middle of your pain. ## Application: Bring your every pain to the LORD. Cry out to Him today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being a firm foundation when all our world is shaking.