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Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:5)
This truth, penned by David, who knew his share of sadness, has the ring of absolute authenticity. It is true, and every believer understands, or will soon.
TEMPORARY RELIEF
God is the great “lifter of our head.” When we are in trouble, He intervenes when no one else can in ways no one else can. When problems or illness remain in this life, He has promised sufficient strength and life “in the midst” of what lingers. Even from a concentration camp’s hell, Betsy ten Boom proclaimed, “There is no pit so deep but that God is deeper still.”
Look at the joy of those who have endured long suffering. You will find them knowing deeper joy, much of that fueled by deeper purpose. The days of the believer upon the earth are not endless sorrow, but difficulties laced with glorious joy from the Lord, which is our strength.
And the Great Morning is coming …
ETERNAL RELIEF
The blessed hope for those whose sin has been forgiven and whose future is secured is our eternal life and everlasting rewards. Flip over to the end of the story. Read the last two chapters of the final Revelation and see if you will not find yourself smiling, weeping, singing. For a door opens soon to every believer into a new life–either through death or His coming–and a new world awaits where every tear is gone and problem resolved. No sin nor darkness there. No pain nor sorrow. No long nighttimes or nagging questions.
There we will remember the song of David again. Our weeping has been so brief, for our joy has come and will never leave.
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