Great is God’s Faithfulness

GREAT IS GOD’S FAITHFULNESSTEXT: Lamentations 3:1-66SUMMARY: As Lamentations 3 explores God’s purpose in ordaining human suffering, it shows that for the pilgrim seeking the celestial city, there is affliction; for the hopeful, there is a yoke; and for the scorner, there is judgment.I. FOR THE PILGRIM, THERE IS AFFLICTION, vv. 1-20.A. His Path is Laid with Obstacles, vv. 1-14.B. The Obstacles Have Nearly Overcome Him, vv. 15-18.C. Hopeless in Himself, He Turns to God, vv. 19-20.II. FOR THE HOPEFUL, THERE IS A YOKE, vv. 21-54. A. A Yoke of Memory, v. 21-22.B. A Yoke of Dependence, vv. 23-26.C. A Yoke of Reproach, vv. 27-31.D. A Yoke of Forgiveness, vv. 32-50.III. FOR THE SCORNER, THERE IS JUDGMENT, vv. 55-66.A. The Plaintiff’s Request for a Trial, vv. 55-58.B. The Presentation of Evidence, vv. 60-63. C. The Request for Timely Judgment, vv. 64-66.