Hello Friends. I find that I do not have a lot of time to put into the post for today. So much is going on for the next day or two. So I want to defer from the posts in 1 Corinthians for just a bit. However, I do want to leave you with something for today since I was not able to yesterday. So I will get back to the previous posts on love either tomorrow or on Friday and for today I want to say something about Psalm 126:5..
What does it mean that those that sow in tears, shall reap in joy? Have you ever wept over something that was just plain heartbreaking? A relationship break up. A child that has gone his own way. An illness that took a loved one.
Think of a farmer whose is planting a field. He is sweating from the hard work of sowing seeds. And once planted, he does not even know if it will bring him the desired fruit of his labor. It can be very stressful because during this season all things involved in it must come together to work out for his crop to be successful. If there is too much rain, it can be harmful. If not enough, it can be harmful. Everything must work to bring in a crop that will meet his needs for that harvest.
Likewise, when the Israelite's were in captivity in Egypt, they were worked hard. They probably wondered if this was the life that they were going to have to endure to the end of it. Times for them were stressful not to mention painful and more.
But without that experience, they could not have seen God's glory or his faithfulness to them, and all that he had promised.
Sometimes, it is you and I that may go through hard times. Tears can overtake us at times of stress and we may question God and what he is doing in our lives. Or if he is doing anything at all. Are you really there God?
However, if we plants seeds of trust into our hearts, knowing that he is there, he is working for our good even through the tears that keep falling, eventually the clouds will roll back, the sun will again shine and we will reap joy.
Why? Because that is what he promises in that verse.
Without the hard times, without the tears we can not fully see God's faithfulness in our own lives. We cannot see how far he has brought us or what he has done for us. And so while times are tough at those times, we must never forget who he is and that he is much bigger then whatever we are going through, and that we may be crying today, but by tomorrow the sun may shine again.
May 29, 2019 Promise: Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. I Peter 5:6
Thanks for coming by today Friends. Have a blessed day in the Lord!
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