Today in the Word Daily Devotional
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Enemies of God
Lamentations 2:3–5|Friday, August 8, 2025
When does God become our enemy? First Samuel 2:25 tells us how Eli, the priest, warned his sons about their immoral behavior while serving at the Tabernacle.
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Dr. John Koessler is Professor Emeritus of Applied Theology and Church Ministries at Moody Bible Institute. John authors the "Practical Theology" column for Today in the Word of which he is also a contributing writer and theological editor.
Hope in the Hurt
The Book of Lamentations
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God at Work
In Chicago, warm weather signals the start of construction season. Those orange cones and detour signs can be frustrating. It can feel like things are getting worse instead of better. But those “Road Work Ahead” signs remind us that there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. The same is true in our own lives. Some of you may be living in a disruptive moment right now. Your life as you’ve known it is in disrepair. And while seasons of upheaval can be exhausting and frustrating, I want to assure you that God is in control.
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Man of Sorrows
Jeremiah has been called “the weeping prophet.” In Lamentations 3:1, the prophet declares: “I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the LORD’s wrath.” The prophet could just as easily have been speaking for himself as for Judah when he said, “My eyes overflow with tears” (Lam. 1:16).
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Have you experienced loss or tragedy? Ask God to use the five poems of Lamentations to enable you to find hope even in the midst of your sorrow.
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