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\nMatthew 5:4\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cBlessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Luke 6:25<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWoe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. \u201cWoe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.<\/p>\n
Psalm 13:1\u00a0 <\/span>How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?\u00a0\u00a0How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 30:7-11<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!\u201d\u00a0You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Isaiah 30:19<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Zechariah 12:10-14<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAnd I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>2 Corinthians 1:4-7<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Revelation 21:4<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
There two kinds of situations by which we will mourn. We will mourn over the loss of something we love and we will mourn over our sin in the light of Jesus Christ and His grace, mercy, glory, and honor. We can mourn over the loss of our freedom, loss of a loved one, loss of a job, loss of financial stability, loss of position, loss of authority, etc\u2026 We mourn over something we once had and now do not. This is worldly mourning and for the most part it is temporal and just integrated into life this side of eternity. All of this mourning is based on love of a current state, relationship, or person, but may also include pride. Anyone with a heart will mourn, at times, throughout their lives. It is a natural response. Mourning should not be our destination but rather a path. This path can and should lead us into trust, reliance, and comfort that is only found in and through Jesus Christ.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
There is another kind of mourning. It is so deep, hurtful, and overwhelming. It is the mourning that arises out of the understanding and knowledge of our personal sinful nature and God\u2019s holiness.\u00a0 <\/span>When we are given glimpses of God\u2019s holiness and our sinfulness, we are or should be, overwhelmed with mourning our condition. We are overwhelmed because we now understand our sinfulness in the light of holiness. We understand, on our own, we are without hope. Our sin seems to be so great, in the light of holiness, that there is nothing we can do to wipe it away. This is true. There is nothing we can do to wipe away our sin. We should be mournful. Our heart should ache. Our soul should weep. But glory to God this is not how this type of mourning will last.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFor God so loved\u00a0the world that he gave\u00a0his one and only Son,\u00a0that whoever believes\u00a0in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\u00a0\u00a0For God did not send his Son into the world\u00a0to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.\u00a0\u00a0Whoever believes in him is not condemned,\u00a0but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God\u2019s one and only Son.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cCome now, let\u2019s settle this,\u201d says the LORD. \u201cThough your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Seeing our sin in the light of God\u2019s glory and grace should lead us to mourn deeply, but this path of mourning should lead us to trust, obedience, reliance, and faith in Jesus Christ which yields humbleness, thankfulness, hope, joy, comfort, courage, and rejoicing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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