For today, One Year Bible Online links here.
Just because a person says the right thing does not mean they are a good person. Do not judge people by their words, judge them by their actions.
Let all that I am praise the Lord, not just part of me. I will not forget the good things which God has done for me. He has forgiven my sins and removed them for from me. He knows our weakness and takes it into account. His love will never fail for those who fear Him. Yes, all that I am will praise the Lord.
The key take away from this passage is that Jesus was made fully human in order that He might die to break the power of death. There have been those who have claimed that Jesus was some sort of spirit being and not truly human. This passage clearly refutes that idea. It is only possible to hold to that by rejecting the Book of Hebrews as Scripture. In addition, this passage makes it clear that Jesus has accepted those who receive salvation through Him as His brothers and sisters. Jesus was tempted in the same ways in which we are tempted. As a result, He is able to help us when we are tempted.
The prophet continues his lament over the fall of Jerusalem and the suffering of the Jewish people. Reading this, in some ways it seems to predict the the future of the Jewish people up through today.
So they fled to distant lands
and wandered among foreign nations,
but none would let them stay.
and this regarding the modern state of Israel:
We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.
All of this occurred/occurs because of the sins of the leaders of the people who were complicit in the shedding of innocent blood. The people were also complicit for continuing to follow such leaders. A similar fate awaits the people of other nations who are likewise complicit in the shedding of innocent blood.