Thank God for Tears (9/18-20)

18-20 Sept 2015 – Thank God for Tears – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Psalm 56:8 “. . . (thou put) my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”

A friend read the Manna, “Thank God for Trials” with tears … thankful … That two words inspired me to realize that there’s a verse and a song to go with it. I want to share this with you and encourage this friend. NLT makes it clear: “You (God) keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”

I remember Tony told me about one book he read about Mary Baxter who wrote about what she saw in heaven. There was a Tears Room and an angel showed Mary the shelves that had a lot of blank books and a lot of bottles with tears collected from the Christians. An angel took the book, put it on the table, open the blank page, took the tears bottle, and pour one drop of tears over the page, behold, one blank page became full of words.

Every tears you make, God collects them and put it in the bottle, saving it for you. When someday, God will show you your bottle of tears went into the book with full of words. Your tears express your feelings and tears are the language that only God understands. Even if you couldn’t find words for it, He knows how to interpret your tears into the book.

Amazing grace, how sweet it is to know this! How much God loves you and cares that much for you! One line quotes, “Thanks for tears . . .” This song is so impressive about what to thank God for. Look carefully for many words to thank God for . . .

Song: Thanks to God (3 of 3)

 Thanks to God for my Redeemer,

Thanks for all Thou does provide!

Thanks for times now but a memory,

Thanks for Jesus by my side!

Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime,

Thanks for dark and dreary fall!

Thanks for tears by now forgotten,

Thanks for peace within my soul.

(J.A. Hultamn, 1861-1942, August Ludvig Storm,

1862-1914, Tr. C.E. Backstrom, 1901)