Sometimes we just need to cry, don’t we? And who can understand that need better than one who felt it so deeply? The prophet Jeremiah is called the weeping prophet, and of all the people who walked the pages of the Old Testament, Jeremiah most resembles Jesus. The weeping prophet reminds us of our tenderhearted Savior, who is willing to be broken and weep for the people He loves.
It was so dark for God’s people. They had hit rock bottom, and their nation was destroyed. They found themselves in a seven-decade exile in Babylon. They longed for home. They wept for what had been. In that time of destruction, Jeremiah preached the heartbreaking and heart-boosting truth that the nation would fall but that God’s love would stand. “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself” (Jeremiah 31:3 NLT).
God saw His people’s tears, and He sees yours. He promises you that even through the blur of sorrow, a light of hope shines brightly—no matter the destruction; no matter the loss.
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