Sow in tears Reap in joy
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126: 5-6
This Psalm is cheerful and full of hope. It is also often referred to as a Pilgrims Psalm. It was written at a time when the people of Israel were living in captivity. They
hoped and prayed for a time when they could return to Jerusalem. This Psalm recalls the tears of hope they shed for the day
when they would be released from captivity to be restored to Jerusalem and to
Gods temple to worship God and live in peace.
Don’t
we all face tough choices in life? Where we have to make big sacrifices for
today, in the hope that there will be a rich return in the future. We all feel
powerless at times and fear for our future when life gives us a hard knock. Let us pray for insight and wisdom to make the right choices (Job28:18).
How
many of us actually know what it means to be really poor? Did you know the threshold for poverty is a daily income of less than $2 a day and to be living in extreme poverty is an income of less than $1 a day.
There were many who doubted that there would never come a time when
they would be released from captivity. Their hearts were hardened and they had
lost all hope of freedom.
Let us not drown in our sorrows, harden our hearts and lose hope.
Aren't we all pilgrims journeying toward the New Jerusalem? Let us learn to remember with our hearts and minds and apply it in our lives the promises that Christ
left behind before he ascended. Let us hope and look forward to the day he will return to rule over the New Jerusalem. No death, no pain and every tear may be dry on that day. The day when our God will walk and dwell in the New Jerusalem.
2 comments:
When Job was in agony physically, and tempted to curse God even by his own wife, that rich man never ever blamed God. If calamity falls on us, let us not blame God. But like Job confess, "For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the end upon the earth." Job 19:25
Instant gratification and soulish satiation is in-built into life today and considered as win-win. The culture of the hereafter and other centered is seen as a dumb, uncool, archaic and even ridiculable.
Prudence, hindsight and foresight anticipates in life, the difficult times and that they do come....... to test our mettle and prove Who we are, persons.... our character.
The former is hedonistic....Oscar Wilde type of living....the latter would be in some sense..following in the footsteps of.......'the faith of our fathers'.......
Reading your blog reminded me of Dr Brand's quote.......Thank God for pain, I don't think he could have done a more wonderful job...Oxymoronic but true.....
Refreshingly watched a brilliant Movie called Ustaad Hotel that captures aspects of ...Springs...of . . . . HOPE
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