WEEP
NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND
Memorise:
Rejoice evermore
1st
Thessalonians 5:16
Read: Luke 7:12-15, 12 Now when he came nigh to the
gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his
mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he
had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the
bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto
thee, Arise.
15 And he that was dead sat up,
and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
MESSAGE!!!
At times,
children of God lose the import of God’s command, which invariably is for our
good if we do not take it as a suggestion but as a command. Positively, one of
such commands is in one of the shortest verse of the New Testament; “Rejoice
evermore.”
In today’s
Bible reading, we were given a command; “Weep Not”. This command is easier read
than obeyed, but then, it should be obeyed. A widow lost her only son and Jesus
Christ commanded her not to weep! This command came before the action that
justified it in that situation. To someone reading this devotional, Jesus is
telling you; “weep not” because He will intervene in that situation which is
causing you to weep. One terrible thing about weeping is that it does not solve
the problem at hand. So, why engage in what will not change the situation? Once
again I say, “Weep not”. Jesus Christ who asks you not to weep knows what He is
going to do about that situation, like in the case of the widow of Nain. The
Bible says that Jesus came and touched the coffin that was bearing the dead
young man and commanded life to come back to the lifeless body. Death then
immediately released the soul of the young man at the command of the One whose
Name is the Resurrection and the Life.
Weeping
could be very detrimental to those who indulge in it. Apart from being a
deviant behaviour against a divine command, it blurs your vision and reasoning.
Also, weeping, particularly when God has spoken against it, is an indirect way
of protesting against God’s Word. It is equal to murmuring, which is also
rebellious. The Bible assuredly says:
“Weeping may
endure for a night; but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5
Blessed are
we, if we believe the scripture. In addition, the Bible says that
weeping
blurred Mary Magdalene’s visions on the resurrection morning so much that she
mistook Jesus Christ for a gardener!
“Jesus
said unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She, supposing him
to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me
where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.”
John 20:15
An antidote
for weeping is the reading of God’s Word concerning His promises to us in time
of trouble. Another one is high praises to God who specializes in reversing the
irreversible. The Bible says that when David was distressed at Ziglag because
his wives and children had been taken away by raiders, he appealed to God for
consolation, and he was not only consoled, but was also assured of the reversal
of the unpleasant situation. Beloved, trust the Lord for the reversal of that
seemingly unpleasant situation in your life and that of your loved ones and you
will laugh last.
Prayer
Point
Father,
please wipe away all tears from my eyes by removing those situations that cause
me to weep today.
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