Saturday, April 25, 2009

Keep sowing friend

PSALM 126:4-6
“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”

Because of the resurrection, we can sow in faith. There is no good work accomplished in the name of Christ through faith that you have ever done that will not sprout up and bear fruit. All those tears, all that sorrow, all that entrusting yourself to a faithful Creator, is not in vain…. Psalm 126 is the Psalm of thanksgiving for those returning from exile. Jesus Christ has brought us out of bondage and exile from the absolute misery of sin being ourselves entrapped in total depravity. Now, in faith, all freedom and peace is complete in Christ Jesus.
So, brothers and sisters, on this day, as in every Resurrection Day, know that Jesus will wipe away all your tears; all your suffering, pain, and unfulfilled hopes will be forgotten in the light of the Son of God. Our salvation is accomplished to the uttermost. Today we celebrate in reality what will only come more in fullness and completion in That Day. On the Lord’s Day, we celebrate the microcosm of the New Heavens and the New Earth. Do not give up hope in frustration! There will come a day when we who have sown in tears over many long years, yes with thorns and thistles and many heartaches,we will be vindicated! There will come a day when there will no longer be any death; or mourning, or crying, or pain; “those who sow in tears…..will reap with joyful shouting!! “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord…”

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