My Heart Cries…
Write a blog!!! It’s 3 am in the morning and I can’t sleep. Must be the effect of Nescafe that I drank later in the evening. After such a period of not being addicted to coffee, the effect of even a little amount is very strong…Now I realize, I’m still not used to drink coffee.
Anyway, I woke up, eased myself a little, switched on the light and grabbed my precious tiny Bible and my favorite devotional book. I would say, “If I can’t sleep, then God must have something to tell me this very early morning.” I opened the book and my eyes falls on the word ‘Tears’. Wow!! Great... That really reminds me on all the tears that I’ve shed and even those that unshed able.
What would the Bible says about tears? Psalm 56:8 says, “You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?” (NKJV) The article goes like this:
‘When words fail, tears flow. Tears have a language all their own, a tongue that needs no interpreter. In some mysterious way, our complex inner-communication systems know when to admit its verbal limitations…and the tears come. Eyes that flashed and sparkled only moments before are flooded from a secret reservoir. We try in vain to restrain the flow, but even strong men falter. Tears are not self-conscious. They can spring upon us when we are speaking in public, or standing besides others who look to us for strength. Most often, they appear when our soul is overwhelmed with feelings that words cannot describe. Our tears may flow during the singing of a great, majestic hymn, or when we are alone, lost in some vivid of memory or wrestling in prayer.
Did you know that God takes special notice of those tears of yours? (Psalm 56:8).
David said, “The Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.”
A teardrop on earth summons the King of Heaven. Rather than being ashamed or disappointed, the Lord takes note of our inner friction when hard times are oiled by tears. He turns these situations into moments of tenderness; He never forgets those crises in our lives where tears are shed.”(Adapted from Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life by Charles R Swindoll)
After reading the article, I opened my Bible and turned to these verses from Luke 7:36-50, a story of A Sinful Women Forgiven (NKJV). I’ll cite some of the verses, but it is the best to read all.
Verse 37-38: And behold, a women in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrance oil, and stood at His feet behind Him and weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
I believe, the tears that shed represent her deepest realization that she is a sinner, and no words can ever describe how deep her regrets were but only tears. I continued to read until verse 47, and wow!! The story turns beautifully when Jesus says, “Therefore I say to you, her sins which are many are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”48 And He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”…50 Then He said to the women,” Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Isn’t that beautiful? The women does not sinned once, but ‘many sins’, yet God’s forgiveness is upon all. I start to ponder on my own life. How many times have I sinned and this is the definite answer, many times...But, God is so gracious, when we comes sincerely with our hearts and ask for forgiveness, He not only forgive but also forget…What else can I say, when God of all the earth, King of majesty, forgive and forget all my confessed sins?...
The sun almost rises, and I guess the coffee effect has turn off. I will end with this verse from John 8:11, She said,” No one Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” Think about it…He forgives, He forgets and we… sin no more…1 John 1:9," If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Never let the devil deceived you by keep reminding you of your past transgressions. Hold on to what Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven” and that is definite…
God Bless all the readers…
Written on Saturday, April 12, 2008, 3 am.
Write a blog!!! It’s 3 am in the morning and I can’t sleep. Must be the effect of Nescafe that I drank later in the evening. After such a period of not being addicted to coffee, the effect of even a little amount is very strong…Now I realize, I’m still not used to drink coffee.
Anyway, I woke up, eased myself a little, switched on the light and grabbed my precious tiny Bible and my favorite devotional book. I would say, “If I can’t sleep, then God must have something to tell me this very early morning.” I opened the book and my eyes falls on the word ‘Tears’. Wow!! Great... That really reminds me on all the tears that I’ve shed and even those that unshed able.
What would the Bible says about tears? Psalm 56:8 says, “You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?” (NKJV) The article goes like this:
‘When words fail, tears flow. Tears have a language all their own, a tongue that needs no interpreter. In some mysterious way, our complex inner-communication systems know when to admit its verbal limitations…and the tears come. Eyes that flashed and sparkled only moments before are flooded from a secret reservoir. We try in vain to restrain the flow, but even strong men falter. Tears are not self-conscious. They can spring upon us when we are speaking in public, or standing besides others who look to us for strength. Most often, they appear when our soul is overwhelmed with feelings that words cannot describe. Our tears may flow during the singing of a great, majestic hymn, or when we are alone, lost in some vivid of memory or wrestling in prayer.
Did you know that God takes special notice of those tears of yours? (Psalm 56:8).
David said, “The Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.”
A teardrop on earth summons the King of Heaven. Rather than being ashamed or disappointed, the Lord takes note of our inner friction when hard times are oiled by tears. He turns these situations into moments of tenderness; He never forgets those crises in our lives where tears are shed.”(Adapted from Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life by Charles R Swindoll)
After reading the article, I opened my Bible and turned to these verses from Luke 7:36-50, a story of A Sinful Women Forgiven (NKJV). I’ll cite some of the verses, but it is the best to read all.
Verse 37-38: And behold, a women in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrance oil, and stood at His feet behind Him and weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
I believe, the tears that shed represent her deepest realization that she is a sinner, and no words can ever describe how deep her regrets were but only tears. I continued to read until verse 47, and wow!! The story turns beautifully when Jesus says, “Therefore I say to you, her sins which are many are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”48 And He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”…50 Then He said to the women,” Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Isn’t that beautiful? The women does not sinned once, but ‘many sins’, yet God’s forgiveness is upon all. I start to ponder on my own life. How many times have I sinned and this is the definite answer, many times...But, God is so gracious, when we comes sincerely with our hearts and ask for forgiveness, He not only forgive but also forget…What else can I say, when God of all the earth, King of majesty, forgive and forget all my confessed sins?...
The sun almost rises, and I guess the coffee effect has turn off. I will end with this verse from John 8:11, She said,” No one Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” Think about it…He forgives, He forgets and we… sin no more…1 John 1:9," If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Never let the devil deceived you by keep reminding you of your past transgressions. Hold on to what Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven” and that is definite…
God Bless all the readers…
Written on Saturday, April 12, 2008, 3 am.
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