The Tears of God
- Jeff Kent
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Does God cry? What do you think? Scripture indicates that God experiences anguish of heart when people do wrong. In the days of Noah (Genesis 6:5-8) we are told that God observed the continual wickedness of mankind and that “He was grieved in His heart.” Maybe God in heaven does not shed literal tears, but He certainly is hurt by the sinful and destructive actions of us human beings.
It is also important to know this. God isn’t only concerned about those who sin persistently without repentance and continually reject the gospel. Though this may be His greatest concern (knowing what pain and sorrow that will ultimately bring), He is also troubled by the heartache which we Christians cause for ourselves and for others when we sin:
When someone is lied to...
When someone is gossiped about...
When somebody steals from another...
When harsh and abusive words are spoken...
When selfishness displaces love...
When marriage vows are broken...
When children are neglected...
When fathers are disrespected...
When mothers are taken for granted...
When the bond of fellowship is disregarded...
When lives are wasted on the trivial day in and day out...
...God is grieved, and the Divine heart aches.
When Jesus went to see Mary and Martha after the death of their brother Lazarus, he wept. He certainly wept for Lazarus, but He knew He was going to raise him up. Was Jesus not also weeping for Mary and Martha over the grief that their brother’s death had brought to them? Was He not weeping for all of us who would experience the heartaches, losses and separations which result from sin?
God’s tears. Maybe we, too, should cry a little more over our own sins and the sins of the world. Maybe a lot more.
><> Jeff
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