Jan. 28
TEARS SHALL CEASE
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Rev. 21:4
Yes, we shall come to this if we are believers. Sorrow shall cease,
and tears shall be wiped away. This is the world of weeping, but it
passes away. There shall be a new Heaven, and a new earth, so says the
first verse of this chapter; and therefore there will be nothing to
weep over concerning the fall and its consequent miseries. Read the
second verse, and note how it speaks of the bride and her marriage.
The Lamb's wedding is a time for boundless pleasure, and tears would
be out of place. The third verse says that God Himself will dwell
among men; and surely at His right hand there are pleasures for
evermore, and tears can no longer flow.
What will our state be when there will be no more sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain? This will be more
glorious than we can as yet imagine. O eyes that are red with weeping,
cease your scalding flow, for in a little while ye shall know no more
tears! None can wipe tears away like the God of love, but He is coming
to do it. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the
morning." Come, Lord, and tarry not; for now both men and women must
weep!