Jesus Cried

Jesus Cried

Bible: John 11:17-37

Reading

Jesus wept (V.35).

A friend whose young daughter was killed in a car crash told me: “I nevervcried before Natalie’s accident . . . Now I am always crying. The tears justvslip out.” Anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one probably gets what she was saying. There is nothing we can do about the tears. But should we try to hold them in? Jesus gives us the answer. Lazarus, a close friend of His, had died. When Jesus arrived at the home of Lazarus’ sisters, they were surrounded by friends who had come to be with them. Jesus saw Mary and Martha and their friends’ deep sadness, and He too was overcome. Feeling the pain of their loss, “Jesus wept” (JOHN 11:35). Sadness, tears and pain are something we all have to get used to—even Jesus knew these things very well. His tears tell us that it’s okay if tears “just slip out”. And they remind us that the reason tears will come to an end in heaven is that: “ ‘[God] will wipe every tear from [our] eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (REVELATION 21:4).

                                   HEAVEN—NO PAIN, NO NIGHT, NO DEATH, NO TEARS.

                                      Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries