“You number my wanderings; put my tears into your bottle; are they not in your book?” Psalm 56:8
King David penned this psalm. He knew it was God who allowed him to get away from all of his death-defying situations. He wrote many psalms, but Psalms 34 and 56 were a few that expressed his low point in his life, and how God saved him.
I have cried so many tears over the last couple of years, especially this last year. I have weathered many storms, trials, and tests. You name it and I have been through it. I realize that God allows these things to happen to us, so that we will develop His character. We develop His character when we are faced with trials. We will learn, the “labor of love”, that has been described, in Hebrews 6:10.
Jesus Christ came to this earth to live as a human, that allowed Him to better understand the tribulations in which we go through. “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize without weaknesses, but is in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).
I don’t know if God has an actual bottle where my tears are kept or if there is a literal book where my sorrows are recorded. I do know that there is a heavenly angel that records everything that we do. So, where it is literally or figuratively, if the Bible says it true, I believe it. I do know that Jesus feels my pains. He sees my cries, and He hears my every moan. He knows everything that happens in our lives, including our sufferings. God is tender-hearted toward us and He weeps with us.
Jesus tells us that everyone will hate us because of Him. Following Jesus creates suffering in our lives. The enemy hates obedient children of God. Following Jesus comes with a cost. God loves us and He knows us. Every tear that we shed is meaningful to him.
So, whatever I have cried over, whether tears of happiness, gratitude, or excitement, God cares. Whether tears of sadness, anxiety, or mistreatment, God cares. He caught every tear that was shed. It doesn’t matter how big or small, whether trivial or important. Whether what caused it, was real or imagery. My tears were placed it in a bottle, whether figuratively or literally.
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