Situation, reaction, fact

 

 

  1. Situation:   What is your situation now? 

 

            The situation that the people of Judah encountered during the days of Prophet Jeremiah was

“the drought”/”famine”, “the sword”, “pestilence” (Jere. 14:1, 12, 15-16, 18), “distress” (v. 8),

they were “crushed”  “with a sorely infected wound” (v. 17).

 

  1. Reaction:   What is your reaction to your situation?

 

The reaction that the people of Judah during the days of Prophet Jeremiah was “mourning” (v. 2), their eyes flow down with tears night and day (v. 17), “languish” and “the cry” (v. 2), “shame” (vv. 3, 4), humiliation (v. 3) and “terror” (v. 19) …

           

However, the Lord was “like a stranger” (v. 8), “like a mighty man who cannot save” (v. 9), seemed like He rejected and forsook Judah (vv. 9, 19), “loathed Zion” (v. 19), stricken Judah

so that they were beyond healing (v. 19), seemed like He despised Judah (v. 21) …

 

  1. Fact (Truth):   What truth are you holding onto by faith?

 

But the fact (truth) is that your God is your Hope (v. 8), “Savior in time of distress” (v. 8),

“act of Your name’s sake” (v. 7).

 

Therefore you should hope in your God (v. 22).

And you shouldn’t love to wander and you should keep your feet in check (v. 10).

You should know our wickedness (v. 20) and confess your iniquities (v. 7).

            And you should repent of your ways (15:7).

            In doing so, you should fast and cry out to God (14:12, cf. 15:11).

            You should remember God’s covenant with you (v. 21)

and cry out to God as you hold onto His promise word.

            Then God will restore you (16:15), will forgive you and save you.