Matthew 27:1 (KJV)
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Psalms 30:5 (KJV)
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
John 21:3-5 (KJV)
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
I'm thinking just now of a song by Bill and Gloria Gaither called "Joy Comes in the Morning."
I believe it would be good right now to read the words to that song.
If you've knelt beside the rubble of an aching broken heart
When the things you gave your life to fell apart
You're not the first to be acquainted with sorrow, grief, or pain
But the Master promised sunshine after rain
Hold on, my child (hold on, my child)
Joy comes in the morning
Weeping only last for the night
Hold on, my child (hold on, my child)
Joy comes in the morning
The darkest hour means dawn is just in sight
To invest your seed of trust in God in mountains you can't move
You have risked your life on things you cannot prove
But to give the things you cannot keep for what you cannot lose
Now, that's the way to find the joy God has for you
So, hold on, my child (hold on, my child)
Joy comes in the morning
Weeping only last for the night
Hold on, my child (hold on, my child)
Joy comes in the morning
The darkest hour means dawn is just in sight
The darkest hour means dawn is just in sight
It's just in sight
The song is based on Psalms 30:5, and it is illustrated by the apostles, who had fished all night and caught nothing. But when the morning came, Jesus was there. I am sure the most powerful illustration, though, is when the women came to the tomb of Christ very early, before daylight.
As the light began to break, they found the empty tomb and soon afterward the risen Saviour.
The point I want to make in this Daily Visit with God is that these mornings are made possible by that morning when the chief priests and elders took counsel to kill Jesus.
The most glorious mornings we've ever experienced, and the hope of that blessed morning when we will see Jesus face to face, are all the result of that morning when, in the infinite counsel and foreknowledge of God, He determined to allow the hands of sinful men to send His Son to the cross on account of our sins.
The brightest moment a human being may ever experience was made possible by the darkest moment the Son of God ever knew.
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