Joy Comes with the Morning

‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning’ (Psalm 30:5) God can make us comfortable in some of life’s most uncomfortable places. He can bring us through situations we think we won’t survive or feel like we’ll be stuck in forever. He can give us peace when we’re under pressure.
 
All of us will experience loss or failure in our lives. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but we do know that God is with us in all our ‘tomorrows’. And just because we may not understand the path we’re on, it doesn’t mean he isn’t leading us. He promises: ‘I will lead the blind on unfamiliar roads. I will lead them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light in front of them. I will make rough places smooth… I will never abandon them’ (Isaiah 42:16). The psalmist writes, ‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning’ (Psalm 30:5). However long the situation seems, the solution will come – and his joy comes with it. 

Looking back, we can see how his grace has protected us, provided for us, calmed us, comforted us, and brought us through difficulties. Times and seasons change, but God doesn’t. He’s ‘the same yesterday, today, and forever’ (Hebrews 13:8).

So what now? Try to find time this week to watch a sunrise. Use it as a reminder that however long the dark times may seem, God will bring morning.

Isaac Williams
Assistant Chaplain