Lamentations 2:17
(17) The LORD has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word, which he commanded long ago; he has thrown down without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you and exalted the might of your foes.
One thing that the book of Lamentations teaches me is that I need to take God's promises very seriously. There is no way that the kings and people of Judah would have behaved as they did if they really believed God. It would be insane to rail against God if you really believe that He is who His Word claims that He is. Yet that is just what they did with their idolatry. Consequently, Jerusalem was sacked.
It is tempting to draw parallels from the situation in Jerusalem to the United States and 9/11. I don't think that is appropriate. However, I do think that the lesson to be learned here is that we need to take God seriously. He doesn't make idle threats nor does He bluff. How then shall we live?
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