“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away” (Revelation 21:4).
There are so many things that can affect our future here on earth. As pilgrims in a weary land, we encounter roadblocks on our journey. Matthew Henry states this about today’s verse: “This new and blessed state will be free from all trouble and sorrow; for, 1. All the effects of former trouble shall be done away. They have been often before in tears, by reason of sin, of affliction, of the calamities of the church; but now all tears shall be wiped away; no signs, no remembrance of former sorrows shall remain, any further than to make their present felicity the greater. God himself, as their tender Father, with his own kind hand, shall wipe away the tears of his children; and they would not have been without those tears when God shall come and wipe them away. 2. All the causes of future sorrow shall be for ever removed: There shall be neither death nor pain; and therefore no sorrow nor crying; these are things incident to that state in which they were before, but now all former things have passed away.”
For now sorrow, pain, and death flood our eyes with tears. What a glorious hope that one day the gentle hand of God will wipe away all our tears. Our joy will be eternally complete.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray that families who’ve lost love ones over the holiday season will cling to this blessed hope and find comfort to share with others in grief.
