Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary
Eau Claire, WI

2011-11-12 ILC Chapel — We have hope when we…

2011 Chapels -
We have hope when we remember the steadfast love of God.

 

Date : 2011-11-12
Speaker : Professor John Pfeiffer

Lamentations 3:21–33 (Listen)


21   But this I call to mind,
    and therefore I have hope:


22   The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;1
    his mercies never come to an end;
23   they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.
24   “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
    “therefore I will hope in him.”


25   The LORD is good to those who wait for him,
    to the soul who seeks him.
26   It is good that one should wait quietly
    for the salvation of the LORD.
27   It is good for a man that he bear
    the yoke in his youth.


28   Let him sit alone in silence
    when it is laid on him;
29   let him put his mouth in the dust—
    there may yet be hope;
30   let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
    and let him be filled with insults.


31   For the Lord will not
    cast off forever,
32   but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
33   for he does not afflict from his heart
    or grieve the children of men.

Footnotes

[1] 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off

(ESV)

Hymn: TLH 427, st. 3,6,7: How Firm a Foundation

Hymnary.org Organ Audio

3. “Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

6. “E’en down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

7. “The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never, forsake!”