Every Tear Wiped Away

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.

Revelation 21:4

We live in a world where all the things mentioned in our text are common.  All around us we behold death, sorrow, crying, and pain.  We shed tears often.  These conditions are the result of the entrance of sin and the perpetuation of it throughout the course of human history.  Regardless of how blindly optimistic the theorists are, we are, in fact, not getting better.  Who can fix what is broken; right what is wrong; straighten what is crooked, and address the issues which abound in the world?  Christ is the answer.  The verse before our text speaks of ‘the tabernacle of God.’  It says that this tabernacle will be ‘with man and He will dwell with them.’  Because the ’tabernacle’ is ‘He,’ we can only see in it a reference to Christ, Who is the living embodiment of God in a human dwelling or ‘tabernacle.’  Our text declares what He will do, ‘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.’  Here is our hope for what shall be.  Here is the resolution of all the things that plague us.  Here is Christ, Who will wipe away every tear; put an end to death, sorrow, crying, and pain.   This is a future worthy of the hope.  We have hope in Christ Who has never failed to fulfill all that He has promised.

Our Gracious Savior and our never-failing God,
we rejoice that You have great things in store for us.
We praise You that You will do all that is necessary,
to right all the wrongs, and to fix what is broken.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burnign