READ: JOHN 11:34-45
Weeping may
endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Several years ago, Jesus
Christ received a euphemistic query. When the Lord came after Lazarus had been
dead for four days, Martha, the sister of Lazarus, issued a query to Jesus, in
John 11:21: “Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would
not have died.” This was a mild accusation. It was a query to Jesus
Christ for coming late. Many of us have queried God over our circumstances. My
prayer, however, is that you should never query God again. He is wiser than us,
according to 1 Corinthians 1:25: “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than
men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” Do not think that
God does not know what He is doing at any point in time. He knows the end from the
beginning. Whether you believe it or not, He is a good God who does no evil.
When certain things happen in our lives we wonder why God allows them. If only
you could focus your attention on the future you would know that God is good.
The Bible says, in Psalm 30:5, that even though weeping may endure for a night,
joy comes in the morning. There may be dissatisfaction today but joy is coming
tomorrow. If you are wise and know that joy must follow sadness then you must
refuse to weep today, no matter your situation. Rather than weep you can borrow
a bit of the joy of tomorrow and start rejoicing today. This may sound foolish
but it is the counsel of God. God says we should rejoice always in Him
(Philippians 4:4). We can rejoice because we have a good and faithful God upon
whom we can depend. But why do we cry as if there is no brighter tomorrow? We
often resort to weeping when we assume we have come to the end of the road in
any troubling circumstance. But why do you weep as if God cannot repeat what He
did in Bible days? Why do you shed tears as if the devil is more powerful than
God? If you really believe the words of God, you will stop weeping and begin to
rejoice. You will rejoice in anticipation of the fact that though weeping may
endure for a night, joy comes in the morning.
MEMORIZE:
PSALM 4:4 –Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed,
and be still. Selah.
