BLESSED
ARE THEY THAT MOURN
Memorise:
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the
sorrow of the world worketh death. 2nd Corinthians 7:10
Read:
Matthew 5:4, Bible in one year: 1st Kings 20:26-21:29, Luke
6:46-7:17
The word of God is full of mysteries.
Our Bible reading today reveals one of such mysteries. How can mourning, which
is an expression of deep sorrow, become a blessing, which is an expression of
deep sorrow, become a blessing? The answer lies in our memory verse which
reveals two types of sorrow: godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world. There
are lots of blessings associated with godly sorrow. One of these is that it
produces repentance which brings about salvation. Godly sorrow can be
experienced as a result of conviction of the Holy Spirit (1st
Corinthians 14:24-25) or through the Father’s chastening, blesses its recipient
with the fruit of righteousness. Hebrews 12:11 says;
“Now
no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.”
There are examples in the Bible of those
who mourned for their sins, and for this, received pardon and justification.
The city of Nineveh
is an example of this (Jonah 3). After Jonah preached the message of doom to
the inhabitants of Nineveh ,
the Bible reports that the king of that city abandoned his throne, put on
sackcloth and sat in ashes. He then commanded that everybody, including
animals, should embark on a fast. The result of their mourning is evidence in
Jonah 3:10:
“And
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of
the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.”
The publican in the parable of Jesus in
Luke 18:9-14 is another example. This man mourned by bowing his head down like
a bulrush, beating on his breast and asking for God’s mercy. The result of his
mourning can be seen in Luke 18:14a:
“I
tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other:”
I prophesy to you that in the Name of
Jesus Christ, you days of mourning are over. It shall be well with you because
the Bible in Psalm 30:5 says:
“For
his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for
a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Prayer
point
Father,
I confess my sins to You; have mercy on me and let my morning of joy come you.
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