Sunday School Lesson for May 15, 2011: Thankful Worship (Revelation 7:9-17)

Isaiah 25:8
he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.



Luke 7:38
As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.







I can’t speak for everyone, only myself.. You see, as I’ve gotten older I’ve become much more prone to emotionalism. I know I shouldn’t admit it, but .. I cry easily. As I’ve matured, grown more comfortable in my skin, I’ve actually found that it’s ok to cry sometimes. I tear up at the movies. I tear up at funerals, weddings. I tear up when the news is good …. and bad. It’s ok. It just means that I’ve been overcome. Overcome. There will some among you who will not agree with me, but I think that when I get to heaven, I’ll tear up from time to time. Real tears. And among the most pleasant thoughts that this passage of scripture brings to mind is that Father God will provide… a shoulder to cry on. Won’t that be something? You see, I count myself in that great multitude that ‘no man can number’. I will have been though some stuff. I’ve been delivered from a bunch of stuff already. Haven’t you? Add that to the fact that I’ll be reunited with loved ones who’ve gone on before me and continually meeting others who believed like I believed, experiencing the joy that comes with meeting new ‘family’ members. I’m sure that, from time to time, I’ll just be over whelmed. And when those times come… I’ll go to the Throne.. and get a hug… (I’m trying not to tear up here). I thoughtfully submit this for your consideration and reflection. God loves you. He really does. And like any father, when you get to heaven, He’ll be waiting for you, just you, with open arms. For just a moment.. allow yourself to imagine… the embrace of the Father…





Blessings,



.wb



Acts 20:37
They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.





p.s. please forgive me for submitting this lesson a week late. I almost didn’t submit it at all, but the thought was too precious not to share. Blessings..