Watered by Tears

Ps. 126:6 “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”-

Seed that are watered by tears and weeping are never sowed in vain. The promise given to us in God’s Word will doubtless come to pass. With every action there is a reaction. Sow good deeds, reap joy, sow wickedness, reap sorrow. sowing and reaping is a cause and effect behavior. We get out of it what we put into it as a general rule. There are always exceptions, but God honors those who make the effort to do what is right and to take time to sow by praying for others and doing acts of kindness. 

People Need the Lord

Roman 9:2 “that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.”-

Sorrow often causes us to weep. Jesus wept when Lazarus died. He wept for the sorrow that Mary and Martha were going through. Weeping is a release of emotions that can either come from sadness or joy. It is not certain that Paul wept when he had sorrow of heart as he wrote how his people were rejecting the gospel of Christ. But it is certain that he was very sad and it weight heavy on his heart. Carrying a burden for a lost soul is one of the greatest responsibilities that we have as Christians. In all of our life’s struggles and times of laughter, there is a time to think of those who are without Christ. Our family members, our friends, and neighbors who have not experiences the love of God. Part of living for Christ is to pray for those who are lost and without Him. Sorrow comes knowing that people are rejecting the only hope for eternal life. That all will die and stand before God and give an account for the life they lived, coming to the judgement of God without the blood of Christ, all can bring a heaviness to the heart. It is sad to see someone trapped in their sin and not being able to get out, they turn to more sin and wickedness to drown out their misery. If they would only see that Jesus is the answer to all their problems and He has the remedy for all that is wrong. People need the Lord, and we need to pray and show the love of Christ to people we come in contact with. Asked God to put some soul on our heart and carry that soul to the throne of God. He will not reject the cry of those who pray for the souls of others. This is the will of God, that all will come to Him. Let us pray in earnest that others may know Him.

Jesus Understands

John 11:33 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled”- 

The sorrow of death touches the very heart of all people. We sorrow because life as we know it has been silence and our loved ones are no longer able to respond to our touch and our expressions of love. We weep for those who feel the pain of loss and separation of relationship on this earth. Jesus wept, for He was moved with our own feeling of infirmity. He understand that loneness of separation. But, we sorrow not like others, for in our weeping we can rejoice in knowing that Jesus is the resurrection of Life. For those, who put their faith and trust in His death and resurrection will someday be made alive and live with Him for ever. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? We live today for Christ that we may die tomorrow to live with Him eternally.