Tears to triumph!
Verse for Today: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Psalms 6:7 – My eyes
grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
Pain, grief and misery
have a serious bearing on our eyes and face. Face is often a glass through
which the anguishes of the heart are silently expressed. It is vivid to the
observant people and they often wonder what bugs us. It is all the more
intensively evident when our eyes become tired and our words griping. Our
exuberance wanes away and even our physical energy dwindle. After all, it is
not easy to bear the brunt of constant attacks by the enemy of our soul. It
takes a heavy toll on our person and our physique. The greatest difficulty
comes when the enemy uses people who are dearest and nearest to us as his
instruments to attack us. David had such bitter experiences when the enemy used
his father-in-law to fight him. As a result of the attacks by the king, his
soldiers who had seen David’s great victories also acted against David. Through
the king, David technically became the enemy of his nation. He couldn’t
understand why his dear people attacked him. He wondered what fault they had
found in him to harass him so much. David couldn’t fight them back because they
were his kith and kin. So often the only thing left was to run for life and
hide from being assaulted. During those dark moments of life, the best that
David could do was to cry to God and weep before Him in deep agony and misery.
These were moments when the great warrior of Israel became a weakling and like
a helpless baby with tears in his eyes and sorrow in his heart. He felt that
nobody wanted him and no one cared for him. But David was moved by the Spirit
of God to keep looking unto Him for comfort, strength, hope and faith. Sure
enough, help and hope came to fill his heart and rekindled his vision to keep
going. The God of David is with us today to see our tears and hear our sobs and
groaning. When we cry, He will not keep silent, but will act to deliver our
eyes from tears and our feet from danger.
Dear friend, are you
swimming through your tears of sorrow and weeping lately? Are you inflicted
with pain and misery because of the attacks you face from the enemy of your
soul? Are your dearest ones used against you? Perhaps he is using your
employer, colleagues, associates, neighbors and family to fight you. You might
be facing unkind and brutal treatment from them which breaks your heart. There
might be a series of events in and around you that hurt you deeply. It might be
unemployment, sickness, loss or failure on your part. You can see the element
of attack from the enemy in all of these. But you have a place to go to and a
person to talk to and that is your Heavenly Father. He sees your situation and
feels your pain. He understands your predicaments. He will never hide His face
from you. When all others keep away from you and refuse to help you, your God
will be ever near to you. He will wipe your tears and absorb your pain and
misery and will fill your heart with joy and hope which will not fade away no
matter how dark the horizon looks. His presence is sufficient to meet all the
challenges which you are faced with. You have the opportunity today to confide
in Him about all your situations and circumstances. Your Lord will transform
your tears into joy unspeakable and your weeping into singing. If you look at
others for help and comfort, you will be squarely disappointed, but there will
be no disappointment with our God. It is best to wait for Him silently and
praise Him for all that He will do to turn your tears into hymns of praise.
Psalms 28:6 – Praise
be to the Lord, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
Thought for Today
The God of all compassion and comfort will
transform the countenance of His children when they cry unto Him.
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