Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy

I am rejoicing this morning that the Lord has restored a broken relationship, and I am grateful for the other person’s willingness to persist until we got breakthrough. It is unfortunately very rare. What I don’t think people realize, is that when the Lord restores a relationship, He doesn’t just bring it back to what it was, but He takes it deeper and higher. It does however take two in mutual submission. Pride far too often gets in the way!

I am also rejoicing this morning, because I am seeing this as a kind of a firstfruits of other restorations. A firstfruit is fruit that appears first, shows that the tree is healthy, and so promises more fruit later. The next line to the above quote from Psalm 126:5 says “He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come again with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”

In broken relationships, we need to be sowing seeds of peace with tears of repentance for our part in what went wrong, in presenting olive branches of love, seeking to understand and being willing to go the second mile. And as we learn to do this, and it is a learning process, then we can be assured of the eventual restoration (bringing his sheaves with him). After all, has not the Lord promised that when our ways please Him, He will make even our enemies to be at peace with us (Proverbs 16:7).

Father, in seeking as much as is possible within us to live at peace with all (Romans 12:18), we are cooperating with You in your ultimate purpose in the fullness of time to unite all things in You (Ephesians 1:10). And when we cooperate with You, life always goes better. Thank You this morning Lord for the joy of restoration. I praise and bless and thank You in Your Holy and precious and lovely Name Amen