The Cure for Loneliness

The cure for loneliness is Christ and His church.

1. Jeremiah "took up his cross" of loneliness to embody God's withdrawal from that generation. (v.1-12)
2. God would judge sin with captivity, and yet He promised rescue from exile in a new and better 'exodus.' (v.13-18)
3. God revealed a) His power vs. false gods, and b) His name to those coming home. (v.19-21)
   Applying: How can we hear both judgment and hope?
   What was the cross that Jeremiah must bear? Mt. 16:24
   Exodus repeats. Dt. 28:36, Mk. 1:2-3 Lk 9:31 Eph. 4:8
   When will everyone gather again? Revelation 19:9