Thoughts for another day

Aug. 14, 2013.

Today's verse: Ps. 126:6. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

What’s the fruit of, tears and heaviness of the heart, before the Lord our God who is aware of all our tears: it’s the joy of being able to sing songs of joy and raising the elements of new birth (the sheaves, so to say) that our efforts have borne us.  Indeed, most of our lives are built on the foundation of much work and tears.  Note here that even the expansion of the church was done, not by people living lavishly and donning exclusive clothes, but by people who were in all probability, impoverished, beaten and bruised.  But it’s they who carried the seed of the Gospel to the whole wide world and they were the ones to see the budding branches that their efforts bore by the mercy of Him, Whom they proclaimed, Jesus Christ.

Every aspect of Christian life, if lived well, is fraught with the danger of failure and disappointment which the Lord sends our way to check if our fidelity to Him will last the rough track of life. Mind you, every Christian will come across this, particularly if he or she is living in accord with the ways of Jesus Christ, for the accuser of souls is waiting like a roaring lion to pounce on them and we being frightened, are torn down by him.  Our fright is simply because we’re not grounded in the Solid Foundation, the Rock of ages and therefore we lack root and wither away by the incessant pounding of the evil one.  Sadly, because of our own lack of knowledge of God, we fall prey to the pestilence of the devil and then we blame God.  And we must know that God at every instance in our lives has always told us to come to Him and know Him and rarely do we take Him up on His offer.

Yet, God has mercy and He brings us to a point where we are cajoled by His Grace either of our selves or by someone He sends to help us.  Slowly, the seed that we planted in tears starts sprouting and we know not how, yet it does and within no time, there is a sapling which yearns to grow and soon it bears fruit.  All the while we really do not know how, but God is smiling and His smile says a lot to any of us who would turn our eyes to the heavenly realm and learn the reality of the situation.  Our tears are then turned to joy and celebration and this because the God of Israel, loves to see us happy and does all that we need to remain happy.  Glory to His Name.