1. Jesus wept. It’s the shortest verse in the Bible. But there is reason to believe that Jesus may STILL be weeping, because precious children who are objects of His love are abused and subjected to inhuman cruelties every day all over the world, simply to enrich others.
2. Although the Scripture does not directly say that He is still weeping, if I understand the heart of Jesus and the heart of Scripture, I believe He is still weeping. He is weeping because His children are being deeply damaged by the sins of others. He longs to bring comfort and healing to them.
3. Because His children are put into situations where, because of what they have gone through, it is exceedingly difficult for them to receive His love, experience His salvation, understand His kindness.
4. Because He cares deeply about His hurting children. When you weep, it is because you care so much.
5. Because He is praying for us. The Scripture says that the Spirit prays for us with groaning that cannot be uttered. That’s the best description of heartbroken weeping I have ever read.
6. Because He created us for freedom, but we have made His children into slaves.
7. Because He created us to reign over the earth, but we have treated His children as a cheap thing, having no value except to serve us.
Yes, I believe Jesus still weeps over the children of the world, over my precious children in Africa. He weeps. He cares He feels their pain.
Friday, February 26, 2010
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