"Where do my tears go?" Such sounds like the inquisitive, impulsive question of a child. Physically, tears are either wiped away or they eventually evaporate on the cheek, if they do not fall to the ground. Spiritually, something wonderful happens to the tears shed by the child of God. David said so in Psalm 56:8-9.
My Tears Go Into God's Collection. David pleads, "Put my tears into Your bottle." Do you remember being a child and getting a jar to collect your favorite samples from nature? Perfume was put into bottles from the earliest times. David implies how precious our tears are to God, that he would collect them. The perfect Father does not relish the thought of His children's hurts, but He longs for the opportunity to comfort us when we do.
My Tears Go Into God's Compilation. David asks, "Are they (my tears) not in your book?" This seems more like an entry into a ledger or record book. David is talking about the mistreatment he is receiving from the hands of his Philistine enemies. David knows God is for him (9), so he relishes the idea that God, in recording his tears in His book, will pull refer back to those tears as evidence to support His decision to punish them. When sinners do evil to us, God will remember and settle the matter His way (94:1ff).
My Tears Go Into God's Cache. By faith, David saw the effectiveness of his tears and crying. He says, "When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back" (9). My agony is used in His arsenal, my weeping is His weaponry. If I go to Him when I am hurting, He will defend me.
Throughout this Psalm, David says he knows what to do when afraid or oppressed. He expresses his abiding trust in the Lord. Even if he sheds tears, he knows that God knows what to do with them! What a wonderful Father we have, who takes our tears. Someday, He will take them away from us forever (Rev. 7:17)!
My Tears Go Into God's Collection. David pleads, "Put my tears into Your bottle." Do you remember being a child and getting a jar to collect your favorite samples from nature? Perfume was put into bottles from the earliest times. David implies how precious our tears are to God, that he would collect them. The perfect Father does not relish the thought of His children's hurts, but He longs for the opportunity to comfort us when we do.
My Tears Go Into God's Compilation. David asks, "Are they (my tears) not in your book?" This seems more like an entry into a ledger or record book. David is talking about the mistreatment he is receiving from the hands of his Philistine enemies. David knows God is for him (9), so he relishes the idea that God, in recording his tears in His book, will pull refer back to those tears as evidence to support His decision to punish them. When sinners do evil to us, God will remember and settle the matter His way (94:1ff).
My Tears Go Into God's Cache. By faith, David saw the effectiveness of his tears and crying. He says, "When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back" (9). My agony is used in His arsenal, my weeping is His weaponry. If I go to Him when I am hurting, He will defend me.
Throughout this Psalm, David says he knows what to do when afraid or oppressed. He expresses his abiding trust in the Lord. Even if he sheds tears, he knows that God knows what to do with them! What a wonderful Father we have, who takes our tears. Someday, He will take them away from us forever (Rev. 7:17)!
--Neal Pollard
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