January 20th, 2016 (Wednesday)
[Topic] - WEEP NOT!
[Scripture] - Luke 7:13 (KJV). "And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not."
[Message] - Good morning ☺.
When we hear this, many think we shouldn't shed tears at all. (I'm sure you're thinking, 'but Jesus did'). There are actually a lot of reasons why humans may weep, broadly classified into two: joy and sorrow. If the reason for the tears is a good one, then tears of joy; however, if the reason for the tears is not a good one, then they are far from being tears of joy, particularly in the case of loss.
God understands this phenomenon, because He's the one who put the emotions there. In fact, to emphasise the perfection of His creation, even Jesus, who came in flesh, also wept when He lost a good friend (John 11:35). So He understands perfectly well when we shed tears.
So why then does God tell us not to weep? Why the command, 'weep not!'? It all has to do with what's behind the tears. More often than not, when we weep, we weep because we think there's nothing that can be done about it anymore, we think it's a hopeless situation, we think God has been silent and has intentionally allowed us to feel torture from the devil, and so on. It's these thoughts that God doesn't like, hence, the command, weep not!
So what do we do when situations like that arise? We should look to God. In 1 Samuel 30, David was faced with this same challenge. He also wept, but if he allowed the thoughts behind the weeping to remain, his people would have been gone forever. Instead, he encouraged himself in the Lord and recovered all. This is what we should do. He has promised that He's with us and will never leave us (Heb. 13:5). Jesus also looked to God the Father.
So it's not bad to shed tears. You are free to express yourself, even in God's presence. Whatever may have happened to cause the tears, God understands and is not just silent. Look to Him (Heb. 12:2), and you will discover the message in that mess, and the testimony out of the test.
PRACTICAL STEP: Take a list of things/events that have made you weep this year, and go to God in prayers declaring your total dependence on Him. You'd be surprised how things turn out.
#SELAH
Further Bible Study :- 1 Samuel 30, John 11.
Bible in one year plan :- Deuteronomy 25:5 - Deuteronomy 27:26, Job 7:7-21.
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