For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. (Ps 30:5)
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. (Ps 126:5)
These verses of the Bible have been a great comfort to me many different times in my life. I understand that the challenges and sorrows of life haven’t been a result of God’s anger, but rather because Satan is the enemy of our souls. He and his minions are at work in this world and manifest themselves as evil works, heinous crimes, and calamitous events.
This verse reminds me that God’s favor is upon me forever; and it surrounds me as a shield. (Ps 5:12) This truth encourages my faith when difficulties arise.
In another way, these verses remind me that I may experience weeping (sorrow; sadness) for a season, but it will be surely followed by joy. In fact, whenever I DO cry, the Lord tells me that He saves my tears in a bottle. (Ps 56:8) This indicates that God does not consider my tears wasted, and that they’re very important to Him.
In Hezekiah’s story (Isa 38:5), the Bible clearly states that God saw Hezekiah’s tears and extended his life due to Hezekiah’s tearful prayers.
Let’s remind ourselves in times of trial, pain, or sorrow, that God sees our pain and our tears. We sow our prayers in tears before the Lord. They are very important to Him; and as we pray to Him and trust Him, He will reward us with deep and abiding joy. Praise the Lord!
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