No More Tears
Revelation 21:3, 4, 5
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new."
Some days the cares of life, the sorrow, the sickness, the pain, all become too much. Our limited capacity for such things, like an overloaded electrical board, short circuit and shut down. Personally, I have suffered over the years, with the great loss of one of my own babies, a brother at an early age, grandparents and parents that I have dearly loved. I know we will be together again and what a great day of rejoicing that will be! But as a pastor, many times we must walk beside those who are walking through the valley of the shadow of death, or they too are feeling the pain of losing someone dear. My finite and limited mind and spirit can only take this in for just so long, and once again I must find a secluded place to weep and release the pent up feelings and memories that are conjured up as we walk with one of our own. The Word tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. This is what we do. Yet our verses today fill my soul with great comfort and peace as our heavenly Father tells us this is not the way it will always be. As Stephen and I read this portion of Scripture together this morning, we both began to weep, yes, at the release of sorrow held deep within. You see, today we celebrate the life and home going of one of our own yet again. Someone who died way too young, leaving a young wife and young children. We know he is with the Lord, and the days of his suffering are over, much to the relief of us all. No more suffering. Yet as we heard and received the heart of God in this passage, our minds and emotions almost couldn’t take it all in—God Himself will be there with us. He will personally wipe away every tear from our eyes. Imagine that! Our Father loving and caring for each of us so! And then He tells us there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. My mind can’t get around this thought! No more!! As we read this together, weeping with many tears broke through our tired and earth worn souls to soak in what the Lord was saying to us. No more! We are like those who dream of how awesome this will be! But it will be because He says it will! Think of it! No more pain, for the former things have passed away. Can you get your mind around this today? I pray you can. Then He tells us, “Behold, I make all things new.” ALL things!! I can’t even imagine how marvelous this will be! Can you? Whatever you are presently walking through, whatever you have suffered or are presently struggling with, know a new day is coming and you will be there, a part of the great family of God.
What about you? Can you embrace Father’s great plan for you today? I pray you can. Be encouraged in Him today. He loves you so.
