Thy will be Done...the Wayfarer 3/15/19

 

Hills of Glory

Revelation 21:4 King James Version (KJV)

⁴ And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

 

One of the songs requested at a service sometime back was unknown to me, requiring that I research and hopefully find it for the individual requesting it.

This was important to me, because of the adamant way in which the request was made, and the fact that this particular individual participated in each and every  service from the outset of the particular ministry in which I was, and am involved.

It has since become one that holds and shall continue to hold special prominence in my repertoire, and in my life itself, speaking to the often unseen pain that causes many to doubt, causes so many others to seek relief that is not to be found in the places that relief is sought, but that is available only in the promise delivered us by Christ Jesus, and delivered only on His terms through the redemption given by His grace in return for repentance.

 

“In a land that’s filled with so much suffering, Sometimes we wonder why these things must be;

A loved one with pain beyond understanding, Makes me long for things still yet to be.

When the time shall come for me to leave my home down here, Then I shall go to a place prepared for me.

Where death’s a stranger, and there will be no pain nor tears,

I’ll inherit a home called heaven where I’ll be.

There no more crying, There no more dying, In a land free from all disease.

On hills of glory, I’ll tell my story, of how Jesus died to save a wretch like me.”

 

The pain of our loved ones is apparent to each of us. Often that pain is quite beyond the understanding of any not themselves experiencing that pain.

For many, it is physical pain, experienced because of accident, or because of the result of warfare that led to loss of limb, sight, or other bodily part or function.

For far many more, it is an unseen injury that is the cause of the pain. It is pain experienced in the mind and soul of those bearing it.

Again the causes vary, including those suffering from PTSD as a result of warfare, and yet others suffering the same malady from other traumatic events that occur daily.

That unseen pain causes changes in personalities, causes changes in the perception of the world and all within it to those bearing it.

Far too many succumb to that pain, seeking solace and refuge where none is to be found in substance abuse, and many succumb completely giving up on life itself in desperation never looking to the one place that solace and refuge may be found.

Others lash out in anger at all around them, never seeing that that pain is noted and that someone cares, even if unable to alleviate it for them.

The world becomes seen through the jaundiced eyes that see only the pain, and the possibility of further infliction of yet more of the same as relief is sought everywhere except where it is actually to be found.

 

1 John 4:8 King James Version (KJV)

⁸ He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

 

This single verse gives us the only answer that may ever have any effect on that pain, and gives us the means to provide the only relief possible for that pain, both for our loved ones, and ourselves as well.

Jesus gave us one single commandment, that commandment was that we love one another as He loved us.

That love is the only weapon that will ever be available that can be effective in the fight against the pain that submerses an entire world in its waves of despair, anguish, distrust, and agony of complete lack of hope.

Hope does exist. Hope is certain. Escape from the depths created by that pain is possible…. But only through the love given us by Christ Jesus, and shared by us with those who experience it.

The individual that requested that song, now long ago, has passed.

Her pain, her sorrow, her anguish are all gone.

Her faith in Christ Jesus won that fight that she fought, guaranteeing the relief and alleviation of the physical and spiritual ills she had encountered in this life.

Her perseverance, throughout that fight continues to be an inspiration to me, continues to shed a different light on all others with which I come into contact.

Difficult as it may be, and it often is, there is a need to see the pain of others about us, loved ones, and all others as well, and realize the effects that pain has on them, and attempt in some way to show them the remedy for that pain is not to be found without first seeking Christ Jesus, through Whom all things are possible, in Whom all answers are given to all truly seeking solution to the various forms of pain that attack each of us daily.

Without having sought and found redemption through repentance, heeding the warnings given, accepting the promise given, the only thing left remaining is the pain and despair that must remain constant unless help offered is accepted, and relief truly sought.

Those who accept that promise have the expectation and certainty that is established only through what was done for us by Christ Jesus, Whose understanding is beyond any pain we may ever experience, Whose love is extended for an eternity that is free from all pain, all suffering, all despair, and all privation that may occur during the journey we must make, and Whose resurrection guarantees our arrival at that destination where :

 

⁴ And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Amen and Amen

CMc