Jer 31:16
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.
The Lord is
telling Jeremiah to stop crying.
Jeremiah often wept at the state of God’s people and the unnecessary
trials and devastation they went through due to their neglect of the covenant
they had with the Lord. Here the Lord is
saying that there is a time to stop crying and look forward with confidence
that they will return to Him. There is a
time to cry and there is a time to mourn.
The Lord will
tell us when these responses are good and appropriate. Perhaps you are weeping when you should
praise. Perhaps you might be crying when
you are supposed to be standing in confidence.
Listen to your God. He has made
our emotions and He knows what sort of expression is appropriate and beneficial
for the situation you are facing. Our
God is a God who can counsel us even when we should weep and when we ought not.
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