“Joy Is Coming In The Morning”
Psalms 30:5
SCRIPTURE: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5
Introduction
Have you ever felt like crying? There are times in every life when each of us feels like crying. Crying is universal. Everyone cries. Babies cry and adults cry. No matter what sex, race or nationality we happen to be, we cry. Usually our tears represent the condition of our spirit at the time. When our spirit is full, one-way or the other, we cry.
Sometimes we cry when we are sad. Death, sickness, failure, and disappointment are powerful emotions that control our spirit and move us to cry. David wept over the sickness of his son. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. It is not unusual for us to weep in times of trouble or despair; it is a way of emptying our soul.
Sometimes we cry when we are happy. We cry at weddings, reunions, graduations and special ceremonies marking academic achievements. If we watch a movie that has a happy and sentimental ending, the tears flow like a river. They are tears of joy. These are moments when we are so happy that we cannot contain ourselves.
Sometimes we cry for no apparent reason. Consider this there was a story about a little boy who would not stop crying. No matter what his mother did, he would always cry. So one day this lady next door after hearing the baby cry thought she knew the answer to the problem and assured the mother that she could stop her son from crying. So, the mother took him to the neighbor kicking and crying. The neighbor tried many of her “stop the child from crying” methods but to no avail the neighbor couldn’t get this baby to stop crying. Finally, the neighbor asked, “Would you like to eat something?” The child’s crying dwindled to a whisper. “Yes Ma’am” he sniffled. “I want some worms.” The neighbor was hopeful so she went into the yard and dug a cupful of baits and brought them to the boy. She said, "Here they are." The boy sniffled, "I want them fried." Since his sniffles were less and her plan seemed to be working, the neighbor ran into the house and fried the worms. When she presented them the boy said he only wanted one. There was only one sniffle now, so the neighbor picked one worm out of the plate and presented it to the boy. Then the boy sniffed once and said, "I only want half and you eat the other half." The neighbor reluctantly swallowed one half and gave the other to the little boy. Then the boy fell on the floor and started crying louder than ever before. The neighbor said, “What’s wrong. I dug up the baits. I fried them for you. I selected one for you. I cut it in half and even ate half for you. What’s wrong?” The little boy said, "You ate my half!"- There are times when nothing we do will stop us from crying.
Though everyone cries, there is a day coming when crying days will be over. There is a day coming when weeping and lamentations will end. There is a day coming when sadness, sickness and death will no longer exist. After getting a Panoramic View of the Holy City the New Jerusalem as it came down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.in Revelation chapter 21 verses 2- 4 The Apostle John heard a loud voice from heaven saying,” Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them,and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.”and this is the verse I like because John also heard this - “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;there shall be no more death,nor sorrow,nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. .”
As Christians, we look forward to that day with great hope. When it finally comes, the joy that will accompany its arrival will overshadow whatever sadness we have experienced in this life to the point that we will share David’s testimony that, “Weeping endureth but a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Exposition
As we look at our text it focuses on David as he explains the transient nature of weeping and the eminent approach of joy in the aftermath of difficult times.
This psalm was used in liturgical services many years after David’s death. At the time of its writing, theologians believe that the song was a Testament to David’s joy in having overcome difficulties of his own personal failure. The occasion of the psalm is believed to be the dedication of a palace that David built for himself shortly after becoming king. After being confirmed by the elders of both Israel and Judah, David was anointed king over all Israel, and sought out a new seat of government. He chose a Jebusite fortress, "the stronghold," on the hill of Zion and made it Israel’s capital, and established here his residence, and afterwards built for himself a palace by the aid of Tyrian tradesmen.
When the palace was complete, he dedicated it to God. Noted Theologian Matthew Henry stated that when the new palace was dedicated this psalm is believed to be the song of dedication that encapsulated God’s activities in David’s life through favor, difficulties and ultimately salvation.
Before he entered his new house the very first time, David gave praise to God, upon reflection, for his life’s experience.
The psalm extols or praises God for lifting him up over the course of his life and showering him with great favor. It even praises God for difficult times referred to as times of weeping and for the joy of overcoming that is described as “the morning”.
With the elders of Israel observing, David stood at the threshold of his new house, looked back and lifted his heart in gratitude for being the recipient of God’s favor, which had brought him out of the pastures as a shepherd boy, and rescued him on many occasion from the hands of death.
When David looked back he saw the merciful hand of God that helped him endure his own weaknesses and personal trials and thanked God for being with him during his weepings and lamentations.
Before he entered, David considered a great truth that when compared with the sum of his days, his times of difficulty were but a night that would shrink in comparison to the joy that would come in the morning.
The new house he would enjoy was a testimony to the truth David discovered, “Weeping endureth for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Experiencing God
David’s reflection upon his life is the same as that of any believer. We too have shared the same three experiences that David shared in his life time.
1.) GOD’S ANGER: God’s anger is a terrible thing. Generally, we bring down the wrath of God upon ourselves by some deviant act or another. The cities of Sodom on Gomorrah were destroyed by the anger and wrath of God because of their ungodliness. Annanias and his wife Sapharia both died because their hypocrisy angered the Lord. Those who work against the people of God also draw God’s anger. That’s why the entire army of Pharaoh drowned in the Red Sea because they angered God by attempted to re-enslave Israel. In the course of every life there are times when we anger God because of our lack of faith. Even while he’s doing great things for us sometimes God’s get angry with us. That was the case when the disciples saw the wind and waves rocking their ship and called upon Christ in fear. Even as he rebuked them asking, “Where is your faith?” he stilled the winds and the waves saying, peace be still.
There is no life lived that that at some point has not angered or frustrated God. After all the Bible say’s in Romans 3:23 “ for All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”. Yet, in all of our faults, he has looked beyond our faults and saw our needs.
Life gets slippery when its wet. This life before for us, like all others has slipped along the way somewhere and drawn the anger of God. Yet the words of the songwriter constantly remind us that, “We fall down, but we get up. For A saint is just a sinner who fell down and got up!”
When we get up, we find our way to the house of God then we serve, teach and praise him with the full knowledge that He is a forgiving God and that his anger endureth but a moment.
2.) GOD’S FAVOR: The ultimate blessing for any believer is to receive the favor of God. When a person is a favorite, he receives special treatment, access and considerations that may not be required. They are received because someone has a special attachment to us. Although Jacob had 12 sons, Joseph was his favorite. He received a coat of many colors not because he earned it but because he was favored by his father. Jacob and Esau were twins, but Jacob was favored by his mother who worked to secure him the blessing from Isaac. What he received was not deserved but given out of favor. When a believer considers his life, he immediately recognizes that he has been the recipient of God’s favor. It is great to be blessed but is better to be favored by God. Blessings indicate reciprocity; that is a reward for work performed. Favor on the other hand, includes blessings for no reason other than the fact that God loves us and counts us among his special children.
When a man or woman lives a long full life, reaches retirement and is able to enjoy most of the fruits of their labor, that is an indication that they know what it means to enjoy the favor of the Lord. When we realize that we have been favored that’s when we can truly say, “He didn’t have to do it but he did.”
He didn’t have to bless me but he did!
He didn’t have to heal me but he did!
He didn’t have to save me but he did!
While others revel in the fact that they have been blessed, those who have learned this truth are able to say, “I’m more than blessed, I’m enjoying the favor of the Lord!”
3.) WEEPING: There have been times in our experience when we’ve had to weep. The very first thing we do when we get into this world is cry. But shedding a sentimental tear at a wedding or at the happy ending of a movie is not the same as weeping. The Hebrew word for “weeping” in this text means continuous like a steady dripping. Jeremiah, was so concerned over the lost glory of Israel that he steadily lamented over her lost estate, enough to fill the entire book of Lamentations in the bible. We’ve all had to weep. Whether it was over a family member that seemed to go astray or the condition of the world. We’ve all continually wept. This is the kind of weeping that Jesus did for Jerusalem before he entered. He said he’d like to take the entire city under his wing like a mother hen would her chicks and protect them and nurture them.
Sometimes we weep like that. Mothers weep for sons and daughters. Fathers weep for families. Sometimes its uncles, aunts and grandparents, who are concerned about the affairs of each family member to the point of weeping
Those who weep also learn how to trust in the Lord. It is only their trust in the Lord that allows them to stand strong for their families. That’s when the words of the song become real, “I learned how to lean and depend on Jesus. He’s my friend and he’s my guide. I found out that if I trust him he will provide.”
Those who weep learn quickly how to take their concerns to the Lord in prayer and leave them there!
Joy in the morning
epitaph
Noun
2. a commemorative speech or written passage [Greek epi upon + taphos tomb
Finally, brothers and sisters we must consider David’s epitaph, “Weeping endures but a night, but joy comes in the morning!”
David wrote his own epitaph as he prepared to enter into his new house.
He had experienced the anger of God.
He had experienced the favor of God.
He had experienced the valley of weeping.
Now as he stands on the threshold of his new house, David declares, “Weeping endures but a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
David’s words are but a type of what every believer should expect who experiences the valley of weeping.
It’s the same testimony shared by the old warriors who labored in hope despite difficult times singing, “I’m so glad that trouble don’t last always.”
The saint who has labored in the vineyard and weathered the melancholy loneliness of the night looks forward to the breaking of the dawn; because he knows that joy comes in the morning.
The saint who has faithfully visited the sick and prayed the prayer of faith, looks forward to the rising of the sun, because he knows that joy comes in the morning!
The saint who has helped the poor, fed the hungry, and shared the compassion of God with the forgotten masses looks forward to the break of day, because he knows that joy comes in the morning!
I don’t know about you but I’ve found out that you can move from weeping to joy!
I’ve found out that:
-The darkest nights are followed by the brightest days!
-A great and heavy burden is followed by a multitude of blessings!
-The sorrow of today is followed by pleasant times of tomorrow!
-The weakness of the moment can be the blessing of the hour!
-The difficulty of the day can prove to be the blessing for the week!
I’ve found that no matter what comes my way that the Lord is able, to make a way out of no way!
The Lord will provide:
-Patience in the middle of problems!
-Contentment in the middle of criticisms!
-Support in the middle of suffering!
-Stability in the middle of strain!
-Hope in the middle of hardship!
He’s able to lift up a bowed down head
-» He’s able to lift up the bowed down head
He’s able to dry a tear stained eye!
Just like David stood in front of his new house, looked back, and gave God thanks, one day, every saint of God is going to leave his old house and get a brand new home in the heavens.
Paul told the Corinthians is 2 Corinthians 5:1, “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Paul is saying here that after this life is over that our spirit which is the real you won’t be found in a physical body. The body which is represented by the Greek word skenon "tent" which refers
to the physical body. Paul say’s that though this earthly body (house) will be "dissolved", God has promised that there will be a "building of God."This is a description of death of the mortal body,yet it is intended to be encouragement for the believer as he/she looks at death. The word that is translated "building," is the Greek word oikodomen which means "the process of building something." The basic idea in this verse is that God is building a new house for the believer’s spirit which will be disembodied at the point of death ,leaving the body to remain on the earth. This indicates that God will create something completely new. Then Paul uses Greek word oikian which means "dwelling place", which refers to the completion of the "eternal body." Now there is 1 peculiar feature about this new body that I want to focus on, first of all it will be similar to the present one and identifiable, yet not identical because it is not going to be made by human hands, but it will be produced by God. The literal translation for the phrase "not made with hands"in the Greek is the same word that Jesus used in Mark 14:58 when He spoke of destroying the temple,which was made by the hands of men, and in three days,building another,not made by man. Jesus was speaking of His body following his resurrection. Although His own body" was made of a woman"(Galatians 4:4) at His birth,yet no human being was involved at the time of His resurrection. The believer’s human body will have the same outcome. When we are first born into this world,our body is physically produced. However,at the resurrection of the righteous dead the Apostle Paul proclaimed in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 v.15 "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord,that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. v.16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel,and with the trump of God:and the dead in Christ shall rise first: v.17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air:and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
God will change this body to a glorified body for in 1 Corinthians 15:50- 57 Paul Say’s ,"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. v.51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, v.52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. v.53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. v.54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. v.55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? v.56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. v.57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. So you might ask what am I saying. What I am saying is this that there is coming a day when believers are going to shed the temporary for the eternal, the tarnished for the spotless and the passing for the everlasting.
Heaven doesn’t have any hospitals, or nursing homes, or rehabilitation centers and it definitely doesn’t have a ghetto.
The days of agonizing for Fred are over, He is no longer hooked to a machine, He is no longer in pain. Yes it hurt us all to see him go But we have to remember that weeping may endure for a night but joy is coming in the morning.
Yes the enemy came and stole him away from us by a drunk driver that killed him but we can’t let this destroy us because joy is coming in the morning. We may not have all of the answers but Some way Some how things are going to work out alright.
So go ahead and cry right now
Your tears are just temporary relief.
Your tears are just a release of the pain, sorrow, grief.
Your tears are expressions that can’t controlled.
A little crying out is alright,
but after awhile you won’t have to cry no more;
don’t you worry, God’s gonna wipe every tear away
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy will come in the morning!
Hold on because In the morning, there will be no more sadness!
Hold on because In the morning, there will be no more heartaches!
Hold on because In the morning, there will be no more disappointments!
Hold on because In the morning, crying days will be over because the sun will shine again!
I heard a songwriter say, “One of these mornings,it won’t be very long, you’ll look for me and I’ll be gone….” I’ll have new legs and I’ll be walking around heaven all day!
Come and go with me, to my father’s house!
In my father’s house there is joy!
In my father’s house there is peace!
No more crying there, in my father’s house
There’ll be joy! Joy! Joy!
Revised Message By Bishop Charles C Jones
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