Sorrow will turn to Joy
"A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father."
John 16:16
Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned to joy.
John 16:20
Jesus was speaking to his disciples in these two verses. They inquired among themselves, confused as to what Jesus was saying.
"What is this that He says, "A little while? We do not know what He is saying."
John 16:18
Jesus was a storyteller. He loved to tell stories. His use of figurative language confused many people and sometimes what people needed was for him to tell them plainly about the plans the Father had for him.
Later on in this passage, in verse 21, he tries to explain what he is saying by using the Miracle of Birth.
A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
We may have sorrow for now because we live in a world that constantly has it. We as humans have no choice. Sorrow is inevitable. Jesus reminds us in this passage that our Sorrow will turn into joy. There will be a time when the anguish that we endure will be turned into joy. A time where the person we love so much will be taken away from us that it causes our heart to break into a million pieces. Jesus was soon going to be taken away and he was preparing the disciples for what was to come.
We lose the ones we love so dearly, only to see them again. I believe we will be reunited with our loved ones who have passed and that includes our four legged, furry pets.
This passage gave me so much comfort this morning.
Jesus was preparing his disciples for the day when he would no longer be with them.
No longer would they talk, eat, sleep, walk and have fellowship with Jesus.
No longer would their Best Friend be available to comfort them when needed.
No longer would they hug each other, or hold hands and pray. Or most importantly, break bread together.
No longer will we hold Nibbler, comfort him when he's crying or tell him he's such a good boy.
No longer will we take him to the park and hold him so closely to us as we journey there.
No longer will we see our Best Friend on our couch, our bed, our more precious than ever, in our arms.
These things Jesus spoke of to remind us today that we are not alone.
Even in our sorrow.
One day we'll meet again my dear old friend.
Zach would take him to the park and carry him everywhere he needed to be since he could no longer walk.
July 02, 2021
13 years loved and pampered.
