Our Tears in a Bottle

 There have been times over the years, upon reading that verse, that my thoughts were, if God is collecting my tears in a bottle, he must have a pretty large one because I have cried many tears. And I know that is not unlike so many that have cried tears of pain over something that has gone wrong in their lives. The Psalmist, David had prayed this prayer to God during some stressful times in his life. He had been captured by the Philistines and wept in his sorrow. And yet David trusted in God because he knew that God had him in the palm of his hand.But what did he mean that God had collected his tears in a bottle and had recorded them in a book? Did God really have a bottle that he put them in or a book to record them in.? Not literally. But what he meant was that he knew and trusted that God had his back. He knew that God understood his grief.And so it is with us today. No matter what we go through as Christians, through our darkest times, God does understand and he does have our backs. He does not forget them. And especially those times we suffer for his sake. He will not leave or forsake us. Christ paid too high a price for it. to be forgotten. David did escape from his enemy and he went on to become a king.There is much more to David's story and he did sin like we all do. But the other thing I find interesting about David is that even though he had done the things he had done, God called him a man after his own heart.

 Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. 1 Samuel 13:14.

Was David worthy of God's promise to hold his tears in a bottle or recording them in a book so that they were not forgotten?  No. Not in and of himself.

David was only worthy because he trusted God and knew that God was going to get him through the battles he faced. 

Just like David, we are not worthy of those things either. Not in and of ourselves. But only because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ he has made us worthy. God has our backs and those tears we shed during our difficult times? He has them stored in a bottle and a book. And he will never forget them. Thank you God.

                                                          

I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day today! God is so good and he is worthy of our praises! I pray that his blessings rain down on you and your loved ones!