Jeremiah had a unique calling upon his life. From a young age, the Lord had called him to be his preacher and declared about him that through his preaching he would uproot and tear down kingdoms. But this calling was hard on Jeremiah. To be faithful to God cost him personally and at times it got the best of Jeremiah and he cried out to God.

In Lamentations chapter 3, the climactic poem of the book, we will see Jeremiah cry out because of the things he has seen. The burden of preaching doom has weighed heavily on him as he has seen punishment fall upon his people for failing to repent. And yet, because of the things that God had shown him in his ministry, deep inside Jeremiah was a hope that his people would one day see better days. God would not cast off his people forever.

In this lesson we will explore Jeremiah’s journey to hope. From his call as a young man, to his difficulties in mid-life, all the way to his anguish at the fall of Jerusalem, we will walk these steps with Jeremiah, and learn how he had the grit to hope even in the midst of despair. Perhaps his life can teach us about hope in our own lives.