He Will Wipe Away Every Tear

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. 

The thought of no more pain in particular, in this season of my life, gives me the hope to press through the pain in life. I have often been in so much pain that tears start flowing and my prayers become desperate pleas. The Lord gets me through it each time. What really got me in reading this verse this time around is the fact that he will wipe away every tear. I had a visual in my mind of Jesus sitting beside me with a tissue in hand wiping my tears away forever. What does that say about our Lord? The words love and compassion come to mind first but also tenderness and gentleness. How many times has anyone wiped away my tears? Probably not since childhood but I have no distinct memory of it. The act of wiping away tears is figuratively like they are trying to take away the pain and hurt. Jesus will literally wipe our tears away and they will be no more. Now that is hope with a big dose of LOVE!

365 Days of Praise Challenge-Day 240

Our pastor shared a story about a family who were victims of the Waldo Canyon Fire. This family has a couple of elementary age girls in it and the last thing they did before leaving their home to evacuate was to take some sidewalk chalk and drew a large heart on their driveway. Inside the heart they wrote, "God, please save our home". When they were able to return to their home which was one of the 347 that burned down, they found the driveway untouched and the heart and message to God still there. That, in itself, was a message from God. We aren't home yet. Our houses are temporary, our stuff temporary. God is eternal. Life with him is eternal. Another message in this from God is that though we live in this fallen world which is full of sin and evil and tribulations, God is always with us through it all. We often hear the words, "never forget" when it comes to people who have lost their lives, when tragedy has happend. God doesn't want us to forget him. Never forget He is always with us. Never forget how much he loves us. Never forget our home with Him is yet to come.

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”