His sin is perhaps one of the most well-known sins of all those who follow God. This man in leadership gave in to his carnal desires and ruined the lives of himself, his family, and many others. This godly man who is known for his love for the Lord, had allowed his passion to control him, and they took him to a place he probably never considered going on his own. . . . There were all kinds of results and ramifications from the sin. And perhaps as they saw the affects of what they did, they began to wonder—is this it? Is God done with me? Can I ever be used again? Did I blow it for the last time? How can God forgive this? Perhaps they began to allow themselves to be defined completely by their sin and their past would not stop rearing its ugly head. You can imagine how the results of sin could have seemed too heavy for them to bear. And maybe they began to lose hope—how could God ever be faithful to such unfaithful people?
Maybe you have felt similar feelings in your life. Perhaps you’ve been unfaithful, and you struggle with how you can experience God’s grace in your life. . . . We might begin to wonder: where is there hope amidst all the sin in our lives?
And as we come to our passage this morning, Lamentations chapter 4, we see that God’s people Israel were in the same place we often find ourselves. They had given into sin. They experienced it’s consequences, and perhaps they were beginning to lose hope. How will they ever be as they were? How could God restore them to their former glory? Was there any hope for a people who had given so far into their sin? And Lamentations chapter 4 reminds us that there is hope for sinners. Despite present failures, there is future grace. From this text we see that sin is never the end for believers. And we learn one key truth which I want you to take home this morning: God is faithful to unfaithful people
