Today, I am reading and commenting on  Lamentations 1-2.

The prophet, likely Jeremiah, laments the terrible fate of Jerusalem and her people.  He tells us those we counted friend in our sins will abandon us when the price comes due.  We must turn from our sins when we have the opportunity, because the day will come when everything we valued is destroyed.  Listen to the prophets who warn us to turn from our sins rather than to those who tell us what we want to hear, that all is well.  I struggle with this: am I one of those who needs to turn from their sins? Or, am I one of those prophets who fail to expose the sins of others?  Am I failing my friends when I avoid hurting their feelings instead of warning them of the damage they do themselves with their sins?

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.