NO MORE CRYING

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:4 KJV

My Mother died on Christmas Day many years ago but I still miss her.  However, I have the assurance that I will see her again because she was saved.  The Bible gives us this assurance because when Jesus comes back for us, we will be reunited with our loved ones. 

This verse gives the assurance we will see our loved ones again.  “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” (1 Thessalonians 4:16).  What a precious promise to our weary battle scarred heart.

When my Mother died, some people told me that a Christian shouldn’t cry when someone dies so I never cried until years later.  I submit to you on the authority of the Word of God that statement is a lie because even Jesus cried.   If Jesus cried, it is okay for us to cry. 

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.  Jesus wept” (John 11:33-35).  Only two words but it describes the tender heart of Jesus. 

O how Jesus loves you.  When you cry, He weeps with you and when you are happy, He rejoices with you.  God knows how it hurts to have a loved one die because His Son died on the cross for you and for me.  I’m sure God cried when His Son died.

Joanne Lowe

July 23, 2018