WIPE TEARS AWAY

Tears reveal what lips can never do.

Psalm 126:5, They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

I once told a friend, “Don’t ever apologize for your tears; your tears reveal something about your heart that nothing else can reveal.” Friend, God gave us tears to inform the rest of the world how much we care about what we are talking about. Sure, some can fake a tear in a minute, but those fake tears are soon discovered while the real tear mean something to those who see them.

Friend, when is the last time you wept over a lost soul? When is the last time you had to change the pillow case because it was dripping from a night of sobbing? When is the last time God wiped away the tears and return the joy of your salvation? He is an expert at wiping tears away! He said in Psalm 30:5, “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

WEEPING HELPS

God washes the eyes by tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more. -Beecher

Psalm 30:5, For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

There are times in this life in which we cannot hold back the tears. Death and loss can bring tears of sadness. These tears point us to One greater than us! When we wash our eyes of the grief from a loved one that has gone on to be with the Lord, we can see His plan clearer. When we have our tears purge our eyes of the deadness of this life, we can see God’s greatness!

Are you going through a crisis in your life; weeping helps! Though the tears may flow now, there are better days ahead as you look to the Lord for peace, joy, and contentment!  

TEARS ARE NEVER WASTED

Tears are sometimes as weighty as words. –Ovid

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5

            Many times when a person cries it shows a deep meaning into their heart. It sheds light on what really matters to them. They represent thoughts, prayers, and words that could never be spoken.

            Do you still shed a tear for the lost? Do you shed a tear over those that use to walk with the Lord but now they are nowhere to be found? Where are the cries of your heart? Where are the cries for the lost, dying, and hurting world? When you shed a tear for the lost—it’s never wasted!

WHAT WON’T BE THERE?

 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4

            We love to dwell on what will be in Heaven. We sing about it, preach about it, and praise the Lord time and time again. There will be streets of gold, walls of jasper, gates of pearl, and the crystal sea are just to name a few. Taking a different view on Heaven, Bro. Doug Ramage wrote a song of what won’t be there; headaches, back aches, age spots, reading glasses, snow, bunions, and arthritis to name a few.

            No matter which view you take, the best thing about Heaven is Jesus! He will be there! He will wipe the tears away! He will destroy death! Peace will reign throughout eternity! The pains of life will be no more!

            I’ll be there, will you be?