Today's thought is not something I wrote myself but is from a scripture that I noted in my journal last year on Easter Sunday.
Psalms 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
It is significant that I wrote this verse on Easter Sunday because of all of the days and times that there was weeping this was the most bitter on the night before the resurrection. Jesus was dead along with the hopes of the disciples. I can only imagine the flurry of questions running through their minds. Doubts and fears were probably racking their brains and many tears were most likely shed.
But just as the verse says that the anger of God is for a moment we know that the moment was expressed fully on the cross. Jesus took the penalty for our sins. And now as we believe in Him for our salvation the wrath of God for our sin has passed on to Jesus and His favor now rests on us for a lifetime. The sorrow that was on Saturday while Jesus was in the grave has passed because Sunday has come and the joy of our salvation is found in a risen Savior!
We live in this reality now. Times may get tough and we might lose some sleep and shed some tears. That is okay to do every now and then. The good news is that even though weeping may endure for a night the sun will rise and with it the joy of a new day. God is working on your behalf for your good. His favor is on you for life!
How do you feel when you think about the resurrection? Have you ever had a time where you wept through the night and God brought a new day with joyous results?
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