Our question for today comes from Jeremiah 15:18.
In his agony, Jeremiah cried out, “Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable?”
Jeremiah wasn’t asking for sympathy—he was asking for relief. His pain felt permanent. His prayers seemed unanswered. His obedience had gone unrewarded. He did the right thing, and still, the wrong things kept happening.
Sound familiar? Sometimes our suffering doesn’t make sense. And when it lingers, we start to wonder if God has forgotten us—or worse, if He simply doesn’t care. That’s how Jeremiah felt.
It’s okay to admit you’re hurting. It’s okay to say it out loud. Faith isn’t pretending you’re fine. It’s trusting God enough to bring Him your hardest questions—just like Jeremiah did.
God didn’t cast Jeremiah aside. He called him deeper. He promised to strengthen him, to make him like a bronze wall (Jeremiah 15:20). Not by removing the pain, but by reinforcing the man.
We’ve all heard about the faith that moves mountains. Sometimes God moves the mountain. Sometimes He makes us strong enough to climb it.
So with Jeremiah, we can cry, “Why is my pain unending?” If you doubt that, then in a hundred years, meet me at the gates of heaven—and we’ll talk about it.
If you’re weary of the wound, take heart. God sees you.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.