Today I continue our series “Pop Verses.” We are taking a closer look at some of the most popular Bible verses. We are finding out why they are so popular and how they apply to our lives.

Quite often our favorite verses are just that – they’re verses. They’re not read in context. This can lead to a misunderstanding about the meaning of the verse. I believe this series is going to give us a lot of food for thought about these popular verses.

Today our focus is another verse from the prophet Jeremiah. You will remember last week we heard from Jeremiah in Lamentations expressing his hope in God in the midst of devastation. Jerusalem has been destroyed. Jeremiah was in great pain and despair. Yet he dared to hope. He knew if he waited confidently in the Lord, help would be on the way. The hu…