Read Lamentations 3:52-58

This devotional was written by Children’s Pastor, Drew Cook

In this unusual passage, Jeremiah tells the people that God is going to let their enemies take them over. As a result, the people throw him in a deep pit. As he is sitting in this pit, covered in mud, he begins to lose hope:

I’ve spoken with many people who have felt this way. A relationship ends badly, a friend stabs them in the back, a marriage breaks up, parents that become bitter at their kids/kids that become bitter at their parents, etc.

“Enemies with no reason to be enemies” often times are those who have been closest to us. Sometimes close, dear friends. Boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, etc.

We can’t understand why they have turned on us, but they have and often times they are mean and aggressive with their behavior against us, especially if we are doing right in our lives. With deep betrayal, we often feel like we are in a pit, with water slowly rising over our heads. We feel deeply hurt/wounded, sometimes to the point that we think our lives are over.

But just like Jeremiah, we simply need to call out to God during those difficult times.

He listens and He cares!