He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. Revelation 21:4
No wearisome days, no sorrowful nights; no hunger or thirst; no anxiety or fears; no envies, no jealousies, no breaches of friendship, no sad separations, no distrusts or forebodings, no self-reproaches, no enmities, no bitter regrets, no tears, no heartaches; “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.”
R. S. Foster in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 300.
This post seemed fitting as today marks the 10th anniversary of my herniated disc and stenosis condition. Ten years of chronic back pain has caused me to live every day in light of eternity.
I had to change my diet, give up every cardio sport I previously enjoyed, and determined that rather than complain, I would live every single day for God with every ounce of strength He supplies.
None of us are immune from pain and tears. What we can do is control our response to these situations. We must not complain, but rather, press on and hold on to today’s text, one of the most generous promises in the Scriptures.
Whether you suffer from pain or tears, heartaches or regrets, all that will be forgotten when you meet our Lord. So, let go of those conditions and live as generously as possible with every minute God gives you.