THE POWER OF MOURNING
Esther 4:1,3
"When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry .... And in every province where the king's command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes."
Mordecai's response is interesting. He did not picket nor organize protest demonstrations. Rather, he mourned and cried bitterly, as did the rest of the Jews. When the edict went forth in 1972 legalizing the slaughter of unborn children, where was the mourning? Yes, we picketed and had protest demonstrations, but I don't remember any national outpouring of grief. There certainly is a place for voicing our disapproval and speaking out against unjust laws. But I wonder if national mourning among Christians might be more powerful. After all, "the wrath of man [as protests and demonstrations usually are] does not produce the righteousness of God" (James 1:20).
Today's Thought: Mourning before God and the heathen is a powerful spiritual tool.
Have a "mourning for sin" day. Love you.
Esther 4:1,3
"When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry .... And in every province where the king's command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes."
Mordecai's response is interesting. He did not picket nor organize protest demonstrations. Rather, he mourned and cried bitterly, as did the rest of the Jews. When the edict went forth in 1972 legalizing the slaughter of unborn children, where was the mourning? Yes, we picketed and had protest demonstrations, but I don't remember any national outpouring of grief. There certainly is a place for voicing our disapproval and speaking out against unjust laws. But I wonder if national mourning among Christians might be more powerful. After all, "the wrath of man [as protests and demonstrations usually are] does not produce the righteousness of God" (James 1:20).
Today's Thought: Mourning before God and the heathen is a powerful spiritual tool.
Have a "mourning for sin" day. Love you.
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