Tears: March 8, 2013

TODAY’S WORD FOR FRIDAY MARCH 8, 2013.

TEARS

DEFINITION:

A drop of liquid flowing from the eye; sorrow; grief.

SCRIPTURE:

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. Revelation 21:4.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

History reminds us that during the winter of 1838 thousands of Cherokee Native American Indians were driven out of their ancestral lands and forced to embark on a brutal 1,000 mile march westward known as THE TRAIL OF TEARS. These Native Americans earlier in the 19th century had struck treasures with and fought alongside of the burgeoning white population. Now they were treated in this cruel manner.

This injustice resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, many of whom had little or no clothing, shoes, or supplies for such a journey. This is just one example of situations that result in groups of people and even just individuals being treated so cruelly for no fault of their own.

Our world today is filled with injustice, pain, and heartache. Many people feel that they are leaving a trail of tears behind them. They feel that their tears go unnoticed and the grief they experience is not comforted by anyone.

The scriptures tell us that our Lord sees our tears and comforts our weary hearts. In II Corinthians 1:3-5 we read: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all of our afflictions so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.”

The verse above from Revelation, declares the hope we have as believers of a future time not marked by the stains of sin or injustice. In that day and place, “God will wipe away every tear from our eyes; there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

The God who offers freedom from tears in the future is the only One who can fully comfort our tears now. It is our challenge to you today to bring your tears of sorrow to Jesus and He will take them from you and bless you with an abundant life in Him.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in II Timothy 3:17.

That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

PRAYER:

Thank You dear Lord for the assurance You give me that when You permit me to face a trial You always provide for me comfort. Thank You for the hurts and pains that I face in life so that I will know your comfort. Thank You that my hurts and pains matter to You and that I am assured You will bring comfort to me as I face these. Thank You for the hope of spending an eternity with You without tears.