People sometimes think of tears as a sign of weakness,
but some of the most powerful people in the Bible shed lots of tears, starting
with our Lord Jesus. David did a lot of crying in the Psalms, Jeremiah was
known as the Weeping Prophet, Hannah wept as she prayed, and Paul often
ministered with tears.
Tears are often an indication of strong emotion or
passion. Sometimes we are so happy, angry, or sad that we cry. Biblically, we can observe the Apostle Paul in
tears for a variety of reasons. He was distressed over those who had abused the
Gospel of grace in Phillipi and Corinth. He wept as he shared the Gospel in
Ephesus, and he encouraged believers in Rome to show compassion by weeping with
those who weep.
We may not all be "criers", but we can all
have tender hearts even when standing for truth. We can all be burdened for
those who don't know our Lord personally, and we can all display sympathy to
those who are hurting. So let's
"keep on cryin'."
See you Sunday.
1. Whose tears are recorded first
in Scripture? Genesis 21:14-17
2. Even godly Job knew the tears of
suffering. Job 16:16-20
3. What did David want God to do
with his tears? Psalm 56:8
4. What spiritual parallel to
evangelism do we see in Psalm 126:5,6?
5. Why would Jeremiah be called the
Weeping Prophet? Jeremiah 9:1;13:17;14:17
6. When did Jesus cry beyond our
text in John 11? Luke 19:41? Hebrews 5:7?
7. What brought Paul to tears in
Philippians 3:18?
8. What are some ways we can live
out Romans 12:15?
9. What was God's beautiful message
to King Hezekiah through the prophet Isaiah? Isaiah 38:5
10. Note the contrast between
Heaven and Hell. Revelation 21:4; Matthew 8:10-12
