Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 2 (How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 10: “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy”)
By admin On March 5th, 2023.
Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 2
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How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis!
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Part 10:
“They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy!”
To read Part 1, click here… “May 7 (Psalm 1: How To Breeze Through The Coming Crisis)”
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“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth,
bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him. “
Psalm 126:5, 6
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The title of this little 10-part series is called “How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis!”.
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And so, how in the world can this 10th installment be subtitled…“They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy“!? It just doesn’t make sense!
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So, let’s explore, for a moment, some Bible passages which will help us to reconcile these two seemingly conflicting ideas: “breezing through the Coming Crisis” and “sowing in tears”.
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“AS SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING!”
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The very first passage is a powerful argument in favor of this puzzling, yet wonderful dichotomy…
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“But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,
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in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses…
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In stripes, in imprisonments…
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As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;
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as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,
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and yet possessing all things.”
2nd Corinthians 6:4, 5, 10 (Condensed for brevity)
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Now this above passage has been condensed, but the point which Paul is making here is rather clear. That is, the Christian’s life will have many sorrowful moments, and yet, at the same time, will have an ever-abiding, inner joy!
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Or, at least it can be an ever-abiding, inner joy, should we walk through our daily trials, big or little, by holding fast to the “exceeding great and precious promises” which are found throughout God’s Word! (1st Peter 1:4)
Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (Paul) wrote unto you with many tears”
2nd Corinthians 2:4
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The Apostle, Paul, shed many tears throughout his long ministry.
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And yet, he also confessed…“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2nd Corinthians 12:10
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And of course, Paul counsels all Believers in Philippians 4:9…“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me (Paul), do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”
Paul the Apostle – cropped & brightened photo – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION”
2nd Corinthians 5:18
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But just one more concept should be included in this little discussion. And it is revealed in Romans 12:15…”Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep”.
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So here we see that we are to rejoice with those who rejoice, but also, to sorrow and weep with those who are sorrowful and weeping!
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But if we would merely go through this “valley of tears” world in a blissful, rapturous euphoria, how could we even begin to comprehend the sufferings of others? How could we possibly comfort them?
Jesus – Woman why weepest thou – Jesus – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“…But joy cometh in the morning”
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And so, in conclusion, we Christians will often discover, just as Psalm 30:5 says, that…“weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”.
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Yes, we know that tears must fall, just as it says in so many Psalms of David. But God assures us…“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22
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And so, knowing all these things, let’s take heart as we fully enter into the Day of the Lord.
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And let’s hold up Paul as our earthly role-model, through the coming months, as the fiery furnace continues to heat up, and the winds of strife grow even fiercer!
Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain
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“JESUS WEPT”
John 11:35
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to keep in mind that breezing through this coming tempest will include many times of tear-filled prayer…
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath”, or you can also read this shorter article…February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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CASTOR AND POLLUX
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SKETCH: EASTERN SKY
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Here in this sketch is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter. Satan spews out his false worldly ideologies, which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness. On the other hand, the Strait Gate (Narrow Gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. God’s Word, the Bible is that sickle. The true Strait Gate is God’s Word, the Bible. As a sickle harvests the wheat, so God’s Word will gather precious souls to Him.
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NARROW GATE AND WIDE GATE CONSTELLATIONS WITH REVELATION 12 WOMAN: This is how these three constellations appear when just above the eastern horizon. The woman, however appears more in her upright “Fleeing” position than this sketch shows. It is somewhat of an optical illusion because of the “canopy effect” of the night sky. So it is impossible to sketch this on a flat surface. Nevertheless, this sketch shows this woman appearing to be drawn toward these two warriors; the Reaper, of course is Orion . The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation is not a commonly recognized constellation. His mouth is made of The Hyades Cluster of Taurus, and the tip of his tail is The Pleiades Cluster. The two bright stars on Orion The Reaper’s sickle is the Narrow Gate. And the two bright stars of the Dragon’s wave of water is the Wide Gate. When in the eastern sky it is not so clear as to which Gate she will enter. Woman is commonly known as Ursa Major (or the Great Bear or The Big Dipper)
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”
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TOMORROW…
July 3 (“What Is True Grace?”)
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