A dear friend shared this during a discussion we were having and I couldn’t take my mind off of this verse.
It was just a reminder to me, how much our dear Abba, our Father in Heaven, loves us so much that in times when we, any of us, are in pain, in sorrow, in grief, He is there.
Our tears collected and brushed from our eyes and Him, yearning, calling, pulling us close, telling us there is hope, there is love, there is a promise that He does and will deliver.
There were times when I thought the tears would never end and there are times when I see Him, seeing me through, and through it all…a reminder…we’re never alone through anything.
“You have collected my tears…….” a vivid reminder. The full scripture is:
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book? (Psalm 56:8, New King James Version)
Matthew Henry Commentary shares:
The heavy and continued trials through which many of the Lord’s people have passed, should teach us to be silent and patient under lighter crosses. Yet we are often tempted to repine and despond under small sorrows.
For this we should check ourselves. David comforts himself, in his distress and fear, that God noticed all his grievances and all his griefs.
God has a bottle and a book for his people’s tears, both the tears for their sins, and those for their afflictions. He observes them with tender concern.
Every true believer may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and then I will not fear what man shall do unto me; for man has no power but what is given him from above. Thy vows are upon me, O Lord; not as a burden, but as that by which I am known to be thy servant; as a bridle that restrains me from what would be hurtful, and directs me in the way of my duty. And vows of thankfulness properly accompany prayers for mercy.
If God deliver us from sin, either from doing it,or by his pardoning mercy, he has delivered our souls from death, which is the wages of sin. Where the Lord has begun a good work he will carry it on and perfect it.
David hopes that God would keep him even from the appearance of sin.
We should aim in all our desires and expectations of deliverance, both from sin and trouble, that we may do the better service to the Lord; that we may serve him without fear. If his grace has delivered our souls from the death of sin, he will bring us to heaven,to walk before him for ever in light.
Sounds like what we all seek in our lives.
We have good days and we have bad days. No one is perfect but it also doesnt’ mean that we have license to continue to sin or to be bound in sin. Instead we should place our hope, not in anyone else but our Heavenly Father and not put the world or it’s petty wants before Him.
He holds us close. He seeks to free us from the bondage of sin. It can’t get any better than that.
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it’s so comforting to know that He’s doing this for all of us, His children. oh how He loves us so.
blessings…
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I haven’t even linked yet. I love that bottle. I will read your post in my reader. Just had to stop by. Gin
(Miss chatting with you.
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Miss chatting with you too *Hugs*; Been taking mini-blog breaks here and there and working on homeschool related projects or just being silly on Facebook here and there. LOL.
I joined Conservative Homeschooler-Raising a Generation for Christ, at http:.//conservativehomeschooler.com since it moved to its new site and been rebuilding my profile there. How are you doing??
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God is so precious to me.
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Thank you for your WFW!
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I am doing well. I will have to check out that link too. Have fun breaking and all. I have a question for you. I will look up your email.
Thanks,
Ginger
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Okay, now for a real comment on this post. I love the way you pulled it all together. Isn’t it wonderful to know that He allows not one of our tears to fall aside.
Ginger
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I think my tired eyes need a rest. I cannot reach you through your contact form. That’s okay though… ha. See you out there.
Ginger
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Sounds like I need to update my contact form or use a new one. I’m sorry to hear that happen. I just sent you an email. Hoping you can get it.
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What a powerful and comforting promise for us all.
Thanks so much for sharing this devotional!!
Hope you are having a great WFW.
Happy Mother’s Day~
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It is beautiful verse and the image… happy WFW!
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I love that verse and the photo is a lovely match.
Sometimes when I share that verse with someone I almost have to pinch myself that it is real and I have not taken it out of context….so it was good to read your commentary.
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haha. I was going to do this verse! how did you know? I never did get that far, but this is great! I love it!
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A wonderful Word from our compassionate Lord ~ Blessings ~
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