Sun.’s Devo - Suffering

Read: Lamentations 3:1-66; Hebrews 1:1-14; Psalm 102; 1-28; Proverbs 26:21-22 Today we read the third elegy of Jeremiah’s. We could put Isaiah 53 right beside it and it would read similar. Jeremiah compares his personal suffering with the suffering of the whole nation and the future suffering of Christ. This elegy was also in the order of the Hebrew alphabet starting with Aleph and ending in Tau. Even in his affliction and crying he declares that the Lord is good for those who wait for him. When God is discipling his children, it doesn’t last forever. Once they have learned their lesson, he shows compassion because he is love. God will repay our enemies if we wait for him to act. No one knows for sure who wrote Hebrews. Some think Paul and others Luke, but we do know that the purpose was to teach the superiority of the new covenant of grace above the old covenant of the law. God had spoken in the past through the law and the prophets but in the new covenant he spoke through his son, Jesus who was with Him in the beginning creating the universe. The Son revealed to man the glory of God. He was the express image of God. He came and cleansed us of our sin then rose to sit with God in the heavens. He is much greater than any of the angels and was given a greater name than they. All the angels worshipped Jesus at his birth. Jesus’ rule was one of justice. Jesus laid the foundation for the earth and made the heavens in the beginning but they will one day perish and wear out. Jesus will fold them up and discard it for a new one. No angel has the power that Jesus has. They are servants to care for God’s people. The words of Hebrews are repeated from our Psalm today. Lord, thank you for the new covenant of grace and salvation. Thank you for angels that are servant to your people. May we reflect your glory as Christ did to the world.