TODAY’S WORD FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2016.
SORROW
Distress of mind; grief; sadness; distress caused by loss; affliction; disappointment; emotional anguish.
I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow Psalm 6:6.
In the verse we have put above the Psalmist David spells out clearly how many people feel when they are in deep sorrow. Sorrow comes to us in many ways and as the definition above says sorrow is distress, grief or sadness that one feels when they experience a great loss or a bitter disappointment or an affliction.
We are not told the cause for David’s agonizing sorrow but whatever it was it kept him from sleep and the tears of his weeping drenched his bed. At one time or another we all will experience this kind of sorrow that comes when we lose someone or something that is precious to us or we experience great disappointment.
David experienced hopeless despair as he struggled with the guilt of his own failures, the attacks of many, and the disappointments of life. The depth of his sorrow drove him to heartache but in his grief he turned to God for the remedy. David’s crushed and broken spirit gave way to assurance of God’s care, prompting him to say, “The Lord has heard my supplication, the Lord will receive my prayer.” (verse 9) We can be assured in our times of sorrow that God hears our prayers and answers them.
Can you imagine how great God’s disappointment and sorrow was when Adam and Eve, whom He created and for whom He provided a home in a beautiful garden, sinned against God? Just think of the depth of His sorrow when Jesus, His only Son, was despised and rejected by men and then was crucified on the cross. God knows sorrow and understands our every sorrow.
In our seasons of disappointments and sorrow we can learn from David and we too can find comfort in God, who cares for our broken heart. Remember, as someone once said, “God’s whisper of comfort quiets the noise of our sorrow.”
Our memory verse for this week is found in Ephesians 6:1.
Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
My prayer is that in my darkest hour of sorrow that I will be reminded to put my total trust in You. Thank You for Your blessing, comfort and loving grace that You give those that love You in their time of sorrow.
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