OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-18/01/2016-WEEP
NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
WEEP NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND
Memorise:
Rejoice evermore 1st
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.
16 And there came a fear on all: and they
glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God
hath visited his people.
17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout
all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
KJV
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
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.
Bible in one year:
Deuteronomy 19:15-22:12, Job 6:8-23
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