Lamentations 3:1-66 Hope & Healing
What is the toughest verse in this passage?
a) God has led me into darkness, shutting out all light. (2)
b) God has turned his hand against me. (3)
c) God has broken my bones. (4)
d) God has buried me in a dark place. (6)
e) God Has bound me with heavy chains. (7)
f) God has hidden like a bear or lion waiting to attack me. (10)
g) God has torn me into pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated. (11)
h) God has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows. (12)
i) God has shot his arrows deep into my heart. (13)
j) God has made me chew gravel. He has rolled me in the dust. (16)
Have you ever experienced any of these conditions?
How did you respond to God as He allowed this in your life?
What is the greatest truth in this passage?
a) The faithful love of LORD never ends. (22) b) His mercies never cease. (22) c) God’s faithfulness is great. (23) d) God’s mercies begin afresh each morning. (23) e) The Lord is good to those who depend on Him and search Him. (25) f) It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. (26) g) It is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline. 27 h) No one is abandoned by LORD forever. (31) i) Though God brings grief, He also shows compassion because of the greatness
of His unfailing love. (32)
Which one of these truths turns your grief into hope?
What is the best command in this passage?
a) Let us test and examine our ways. (40) b) Let us turn back to God. (40)
c) Let us lift our hearts and hands to God. (41)
Which one of these commands do you need to start doing today?
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Lamentations 3:1- 66 Hope & Healing
What is your favorite question in this passage? Why?
a) Doesn’t the Lord see all things? (36)
b) Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission. (37)
c) Does not the Most High send both calamity and good? (38)
d) Why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins?
(39)
Are there any questions you have about God?
What is the toughest question anyone has asked you about God?
How did you answer it?
Which quote is your favorite quote? Why?
a) Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. GK Chesterton b) Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier. Rick Warren c) Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. Demond Tutu d) Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate. John MacArthur e) Hope is the breath of the Christian, the spring of the soul, the hope of eternity, and the heart of faith. Jeremy Taylor f) Hope is not a strategy. It’s not a plan. Hope is the anchor of the soul. Louie Giglio g) Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try. Joyce Meyer
Which words in these quotes capture your soul? Why?
Do any of these ideas point to Jesus Christ and the Savior?
What is the greatest lesson in this passage?
a) God’s truth has the power to move us past depression towards hope. (22-23) b) God honors those who depend on Him as well as those who seek Him. (24-25) c) Submitting to the Lord’s discipline brings with it blessings and benefits. (27) d) God’s love is greater than His anger. (32-33) e) Rebelling against God will lead to heart breaking adversity. (46-51)
