IN THE MORNING
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IN THE MORNING
A. "FOR HIS ANGER ENDURETH BUT A MOMENT; IN HIS FAVOUR IS LIFE: WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT,
BUT JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING." -
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
1. David was a realist:
a. Experience had taught him that life and death are close together. "There is but a step between me
and death" -
3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
b. He knew that sickness and sorrow are the constant reminders of death.
2. But, what is important at this moment is the proper perspective of life and death:
a. God loves us; He does not design to place us in pain, suffering, and death, "his anger endureth but a
moment."
b. "In his favour is life."
c. Death is the result of sin, and not God's design - ;
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
B. IN THE MORNING
1. The morning has its glories:
a. It proclaims the dawn of a new day.
b. It brings to a close the night of uncertainty and weeping.
c. It admits men and beasts to enjoy the bright light of the sun.
2. At this time, when deep sorrow fills our hearts over the loss of a loved one:
a. Tears fill our eyes and it seems that eternal darkness has enveloped us completely.
b. We feel that we have been forsaken and left without consolation.
c. We are tempted to ask the question, "Does God care how deeply our sorrows have entered our hearts,
our family, and our lives?"
d. We may justly turn to our minister with the cry, "Watchman on the walls of Zion, is the morning
coming?" - ,
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: If ye will inquire, inquire ye: Return, come.
e. It is to be admitted that the night of weeping is painful, and no minister knows how to comfort those
who sorrow. Death has broken into the family; it has silenced the voice of a loved one, and what is
more, it has taken her away from us, never to return to us while this present life continues.
C. IN THE MORNING
1. We think, at this time, of the resurrection morning:
a. The passing of the night of sin, sorrow, and death.
b. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." -
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
2. Let us note seven specific blessings that the glorious resurrection morning will bring to the redeemed:
a. It will bring eternal liberty to the saints — liberty from all our enemies - ; liberty from all
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
the uncertainties that make this present life difficult.
b. It will bring joy unspeakable to the redeemed. "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we
were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing." -
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1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, We were like them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
c. It will reunite loved ones that had been separated by death. Compare with
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
15 Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children Refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
16 Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears: For thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; And they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, That thy children shall come again to their own border.
d. It will give us the privilege to see face to face our heavenly Father, our blessed Saviour, who loved us
and gave Himself for us, and we will see the angels that ministered to us. Compare with
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
e. We will meet Adam and Eve and all the saints of all ages:
f. We shall see the tree of life and eat of its fruit-
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
g. We shall see the glories of a new heaven and a new earth, the promises we longed to see fulfilled.
We shall see that all the nights of sin, sickness, suffering and death are passed forever.
Yes, dear friends, all these things we see in the morning.