10/09/2026
Today’s Devotional, 10/9
Please pass it on to ur one more
First, it's okay to cry. Jesus did. John 11:35 says, "Jesus wept." He was at the grave of His friend Lazarus, and He wept even though He knew He was about to raise him. Tears are not a lack of faith. They're love.
Psalm 34:18 says, "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." And Matthew 5:4 says, "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." God doesn't pull away when we hurt. He moves closer.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 says, "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." Paul doesn't say don't grieve. He says don't grieve without hope. We cry, but we cry knowing this isn't the end.
2 Corinthians 5:8 says, "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." The moment a believer leaves this life, they're present with the Lord. Not waiting alone, but with Jesus.
In John 14:1-3, Jesus said, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Psalm 116:15 says, "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints." God doesn't see our loved one's homecoming as a loss. He sees it as precious.
Revelation 21:4 says, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." One day God Himself will wipe away every tear. Until then, we lean on Him.
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." And Psalm 23:4 says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
So here's what we hold onto: it's okay to miss him and to cry. But we don't grieve like people with no hope. He's with Jesus, he's free from pain, and we will see him again. 🕊️
Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank You for the life of our loved one and for every moment we had with him. We thank You that he is in Your presence, with Jesus, free from all pain and sorrow..Amen
Oct 9