WEEP NOT:

WEEP NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND
Memorise: Rejoice evermore
1 st Thessalonians 5:16
Read: Luke 7:12-15, 12 Now when he came
nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there
was a dead man carried out, the only son
of his mother, and she was a widow: and
much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had
compassion on her, and said unto her,
Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the bier: and
they that bare him stood still. And he said,
Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was dead sat up, and began
to speak. And he delivered him to his
mother.
Bible in one year: Deuteronomy
19:15-22:12, Job 6:8-23
MESSAGE!!!
At times, children of God lose the import of
God’s command, which invariably is for our
good if we do not take it as a suggestion
but as a command. Positively, one of such
commands is in one of the shortest verse
of the New Testament; “Rejoice evermore.”
In today’s Bible reading, we were given a
command; “Weep Not”. This command is
easier read than obeyed, but then, it should
be obeyed. A widow lost her only son and
Jesus Christ commanded her not to weep!
This command came before the action that
justified it in that situation. To someone
reading this devotional, Jesus is telling you;
“weep not” because He will intervene in that
situation which is causing you to weep. One
terrible thing about weeping is that it does
not solve the problem at hand. So, why
engage in what will not change the
situation? Once again I say, “Weep not”.
Jesus Christ who asks you not to weep
knows what He is going to do about that
situation, like in the case of the widow of
Nain. The Bible says that Jesus came and
touched the coffin that was bearing the
dead young man and commanded life to
come back to the lifeless body. Death then
immediately released the soul of the young
man at the command of the One whose
Name is the Resurrection and the Life.
Weeping could be very detrimental to those
who indulge in it. Apart from being a
deviant behaviour against a divine
command, it blurs your vision and
reasoning. Also, weeping, particularly when
God has spoken against it, is an indirect
way of protesting against God’s Word. It is
equal to murmuring, which is also
rebellious. The Bible assuredly says:
“Weeping may endure for a night; but joy
cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5
Blessed are we, if we believe the scripture.
In addition, the Bible says that
weeping blurred Mary Magdalene’s visions on the
resurrection morning so much that she mistook
Jesus Christ for a gardener!
“Jesus said unto her, Woman, why
weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She,
supposing him to be the gardener, saith
unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence,
tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
take him away.”
John 20:15
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An antidote for weeping is the reading of
God’s Word concerning His promises to us
in time of trouble. Another one is high
praises to God who specializes in reversing
the irreversible. The Bible says that when
David was distressed at Ziglag because his
wives and children had been taken away by
raiders, he appealed to God for consolation,
and he was not only consoled, but was also
assured of the reversal of the unpleasant
situation. Beloved, trust the Lord for the
reversal of that seemingly unpleasant
situation in your life and that of your loved
ones and you will laugh last.
Prayer Point
Father, please wipe away all tears from my
eyes by removing those situations that
cause me to weep today