Lamentations 3:17; 4:17, 22, 23, 25, 26, 5:21

Introduction: Do you think America is in trouble? Are we in a “BATTLE” or what? A “BATTLE”….

**for the family
**for the mind
**for the Church
**for the Bible
**for the souls of men

Jeremiah the prophet lists four (4) “BATTLE” fields we must win over the enemy.

{The book of Lamentations (lamentation – a passionate grief or sorrow, weeping) is a cry of Jeremiah over the city of Jerusalem. In the year 586 BC, she was overtaken and literally burned to the ground by the hostile Babylonians under the dominate reign of Nebuchadnezzar.}

Consider the following thoughts, relevant then and today.

1. How can we live Healthy CHRISTian lives in a Sin – sick nation? (Lam 4:17)

“17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.”

2. How can we find “PEACE” today when there are TROUBLING signs for the future? (Lam 3:17)

“17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.”

3. How can we have “CHANGE” when there is so much Hard – heartedness? (Lam 5:21)

“21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.”

4. How can we have “HOPE” in Hard Times? (Lam 3:25, 26)

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.”

Conclusion: Not only is our beloved nation of AMERICA in a BATTLE, but so many CHRISTians are warring against evil forces!

“22It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”