Security Blanket

Lamentations 1:2

2 Bitterly she weeps at night,
tears are on her cheeks.
Among all her lovers
there is none to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.

Do you remember the first security blanket you ever had when you were a child? What did you do when it was removed from you? Most children cry. Jerusalem and Judah looked to other countries for their security instead of the Lord. And when their security was taken from them, all they could do was cry. No matter what is provided in this life, our main source of security is the Lord whether we know it or not. For the Lord is the only one that is sustaining. Anyone can turn on you but the Lord is constant. The problem, most rely on their money, people and other possessions as a sign of security. The Lord is the only security that lasts. How so? Money can be lost, people can leave and possessions can be damaged. None of that applies to our Lord. And that was the lesson he wanted Jerusalem and Judah to learn.

If he wanted to teach it them, he wants to teach to us as well. Our security is in him. Everything else is icing on the cake.

Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

All these things refers to the blessings but first, our security must be in the one who created us. What have you been using as your security blanket? Is it a sure thing? If it's not God, it can be lost.