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The Steadfast Love of God | Lamentations 3:22-25 | Dr. Brian Lee

Dr. Brian Lee|Saturday, February 7, 2026

Scripture References

Lamentations 3:22-25Galatians 5:221 John 4:19Deuteronomy 7:9Genesis 12Galatians 3:72 Samuel 7:151 John 4:9-10Psalms 136Psalms 90:9Psalms 90:14Genesis 43:30Psalms 18:25Matthew 5:7Lamentations 3:211 Corinthians 13:13Exodus 17Lamentations 5:21Psalms 16:5-6Psalms 130:5-6Daniel 9:1-5Daniel 6

Sermon Summary

Jeremiah watched his city burn, his temple crumble, his people dragged into exile — and still he wrote, 'Great is your faithfulness.' These four verses in Lamentations 3 are not the musings of a comfortable man. They are the battle cry of a soul who remembered God's covenant love in the darkest hour and chose to hope again.

Key Takeaways

1God's love is not a feeling that fluctuates with your circumstances — it is a covenant sealed in blood, stretching from Abraham to Calvary to your kitchen table this morning.
2Every sunrise is a fresh delivery of mercy to people who deserved judgment the night before. You woke up today not by accident, but by compassion.
3Sin is not a minor stumble — it is spiritual adultery against the God who holds the title deed to your soul. The prophets did not mince words about it, and neither should we.
4There is a world of difference between having hope and choosing to hope. Jeremiah chose hope while standing in the ashes of everything he loved — and so can you.
5Even Daniel, in his eighties, had to be told three times that he was greatly loved. You are not too mature to need reminding. Open the Book. He is speaking.

Discussion Questions

Use these questions for small group discussion or personal reflection.

1Jeremiah wrote 'Great is your faithfulness' after watching Jerusalem burn. What would it take for you to worship God with that kind of conviction in the middle of your worst day — and what does it reveal about you that you hesitate?
2If sin is truly spiritual adultery — as explicit and grievous as the prophets describe — how does that change the way you think about the 'small' compromises you've made peace with?
3When you say 'the Lord is my portion,' is that honestly true of your whole life — your ambitions, your finances, your relationships — or have you kept a few acres for yourself outside His boundaries?
4Daniel had to be reminded three times that he was greatly loved by God. Why do you think even the most faithful believers need constant reminding? What happens to your soul when you go too long without hearing it?
5Is there something specific you are waiting on the Lord for right now? Be honest: are you waiting while seeking Him in His Word and prayer, or are you just waiting — passive, anxious, and spiritually idle?
6The sermon draws a line from Daniel's prayer life in chapter 9 to his boldness in the lions' den in chapter 6. Where in your life do you need boldness that you currently lack — and could it be that the deficit is really a prayer deficit?

Application Points

Practical ways to apply this message to your life.

Tomorrow morning, before your feet hit the floor, pause and acknowledge out loud: 'His mercies are new this morning.' Let the first words on your lips be recognition that you are alive by compassion, not by right. Let that truth set the temperature for your entire day.
If you are harboring a secret idol — a comfort, an ambition, a relationship you've placed above God — name it tonight. Call it what Scripture calls it: unfaithfulness, adultery against your covenant Lord. Then turn back to Him. Lamentations ends with a prayer of restoration, and He is ready to answer it.
Be like Daniel at the open window. When the culture pressures you to close the shutters on your faith, kneel anyway. Pray anyway. Not because you are brave, but because you have been prayed up — soaked in the Word, anchored in covenant love. Boldness in the crisis is built in the quiet mornings before it.
Make God your whole portion, not a department of your life. Examine your calendar, your bank account, your thought life — do they reflect a man or woman who has handed over the title deed? Where you find divided loyalties, surrender them deliberately this week.
When doubt whispers that God has forgotten you, answer it with the word 'never.' His steadfast love never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. Speak it aloud if you must. That negative clause was written precisely for the moment you are in right now.

Personal Reflection

Take time to quietly reflect on these prompts.

How is the Holy Spirit speaking to me through this message?

What areas of my life need to change in light of this teaching?

Who can I share this truth with this week?

What is one specific action I will take as a result of this sermon?

Prayer Points

Thank God for His Word and the truths revealed in this message.
Pray for understanding and wisdom to apply what you've learned.
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you live out these truths in your daily life.
Pray for others who heard this message, that they too would be transformed.

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