People often blame God for all the sorrow that is in the world. When God made the world and placed man in the Garden of Eden, there was no sin or sorrow. What happened then? Through man’s disobedience, “sin entered into the world, and death by sin” (Romans 5:1212Wherefore, 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: (Romans 5:12)). A flood of sorrow followed. Will things always be so sad? Will there ever be a change? Yes, praise God! The “Man of Sorrows” (Isaiah 53:33He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3)) came down from heaven to take “away the sin of the world” (John 1:2929The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)). There is going to be a time when the results of man’s sin will be forever removed.
Presently, we are passing through a world of much sorrow. Can we have any joy here? If we know the Lord Jesus Christ as our own personal Saviour, we can rejoice that our sins are forgiven. We have been brought out of darkness into marvelous light. We can sing a new song and rejoice in the hope of soon going to be with Him in the Father’s mansions (John 14:22In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14:2)).
Those who are lost in sin have good cause to be sorrowful, for there is nothing ahead of them but judgment. A Christian can be happy, even though surrounded by sorrow, knowing that all will end well.
1. If a person lives seventy (threescore and ten) or even eighty (fourscore) years, what describes their life before being cut off? Psalm 90:___
2. What is not added to the blessing of the Lord? Proverbs 10:___
3. After Adam hearkened unto the voice of his wife, what would happen all the days of his life? Genesis 3:___
4. God will wipe away all tears. What else will be “no more”?
Revelation 21:___
5. Israel will return to their land with singing and find wheat, wine and oil. What will not be there anymore? Jeremiah 31:___