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Topic: MOURNING / MORNING (02/02/23)
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TITLE: A Time To Mourn and Lament, for in the Morning Cometh Joy | Previous Challenge Entry
By Lakella Davenport
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James 4: 9-10 KJV- "Be afflicted and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
People often mourn over many things. To mourn means to have great sorrow or sadness. People mourn and weep when they lose a loved one. People may mourn when they lose a job, a car, or house. People may mourn over their sins, shortcomings, and failures. II Corinthians chapter 7 verse 10 tells us: "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:,"(Ecclesiastes 3:1). "A time to weep and a time to mourn, and a time to dance;" (Ecclesiastes 3:4). According to these scriptures in Ecclesiastes chapter 3, there is a time and a purpose; a season to mourn and weep. In the old testament, when Moses died the children of Israel mourned for a season. “And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended,” (Deuteronomy 34:8).
In the old testament when people would mourn over their sins they would often sit in sackcloth and ashes. “Woe unto thee Chorazin! Woe unto thee Bethsaida: For if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes,” (Matthew 11:21). David repented and mourned over others when they were sick. “But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:..” (Psalms 35:13). When we lament and mourn over our sins; God is there, waiting to give us mercy and forgiveness. For lamentations chapter 3 verses 22-23 tells us, “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not.They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Matthew chapter 5 verse 4 reveals to us that, “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” God has placed his Holy Spirit in all born again believers. The Holy Spirit is a comforter to those who mourn. “But the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,” (John 14: 26). “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning,” (Psalms 30:5).
When we mourn over things, people, places, and situations in our lives know that our trials will one day yield the fruit of joy in our lives. “My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations: knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing,” (James 1: 2-4). “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified,” (1 Peter 4: 12-14).
The Bible tells us yet again in the Book of Romans that when we mourn over tribulations that we must keep our hope and faith in Christ. “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed: because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us,” (Romans 5: 3-5).
God promises to lift us up when we mourn. Again, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning,” (Psalms 30;5). “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost,” (Romans 15:13).
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To bring this to life and sound less preachy, it would be interesting to have real-life incidents that correlates with the verses.
Show about incidents in your life, or someone else's that put those verses into action.
To bring this to life and sound less preachy, it would be interesting to have real-life incidents that correlates with the verses.
Show about incidents in your life, or someone else's that put those verses into action.
The ideal length for a title is 3-5 words. Think about shortening it.
All the scripture references slowed me down. 750 words is not much to work with. Your words would have been more effective with just the reference rather than exact wording.
God Bless~