Daily Devotions

Lam. 4:1‭-‬2 How the gold has become dim!  How changed the fine gold!  The stones of the sanctuary are scattered at the head of every street.  The precious sons of Zion, valuable as fine gold, how they are regarded as clay pots, the work of the hands of the potter! I had built my life…

Lam. 3:48‭-‬50 My eyes overflow with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.  My eyes flow and do not cease, without interruption, until the Lord from heaven looks down and sees. She was not in an uncommon position for many, but it certainly was unusual for her.  One thing began…

Lam. 3:21‭-‬24 This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.  Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.  “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I hope in Him!” The verses prior to these are graphic and…

Lam. 3:1‭-‬3 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has led me and made me walk in darkness and not in light. Surely He has turned His hand against me time and time again throughout the day. Jeremiah had been given a really tough job by anyone’s…

Lam. 2:13‭-‬14 How shall I console you?  To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem?  What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion?  For your ruin is spread wide as the sea; who can heal you?  Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive…

Lam. 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars.  Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord. I never thought I would gain any spiritual life lessons from a mobster movie, but there…

Lam. 1:8 Jerusalem has sinned gravely, therefore she has become vile.  All who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; yes, she sighs and turns away. The revival began in a small town down south, but its impact reverberated throughout the world.  Thanks to current technological advances, everyone could see the event…

Lam. 1:1‭-‬2 How lonely sits the city that was full of people!  How like a widow is she, who was great among the nations!  The princess among the provinces has become a slave!  She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her. …

Ecc. 12:11-14 The words of the wise are like goads, and these collected sayings are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.  But beyond this my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive study and devotion to books is wearying to the body.  When all has been heard,…

Ecc. 12:6-7 Earnestly remember your Creator before the silver cord is broken, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher at the fountain is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.…