DCLM Daily Manna 2025: DCLM Daily Manna 20 April 2025: Don’t Lose Hope
KEY VERSE: Psalm 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.KEY VERSE: “They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever” (Psalm 125:1).
TEXT: Psalm 126:1-6 (KJV)
When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.
4 Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
5 Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Life has many twists and turns and ups and downs. There are good and bad times, just as we have day and night. But there are instances when the bad times appear so long and tough and do not seem to have an end. At such times, one tends to despair and resign to fate, especially when all possible efforts to seek a solution have been exhausted. But no matter how long, dark, and stormy a night may seem, there will always be the break of day.
Today’s Psalm offers us hope in trouble and tears. It assures us that the times of trouble do not last. The Psalm looks back to when the captives of Judah returned to Jerusalem following their long captivity in Babylon. They had suffered much and for so long in captivity, and suddenly, they found themselves back in their homeland, free again! This sudden turn of events appeared too good to be real to them. They seemed to be in such a sweet dream from which they did not wish to be awakened! But it was not a dream; they truly have been set free. Their long night of captivity has broken into a bright day of freedom and joy. No more sorrow; no more tears!
No matter what we may be going through, an end is in sight. You may be experiencing hard times or gripped by sorrow. Your medical report may not give you any chance of survival. The economy and other situations in the land may appear bleak and offer no hope of reprieve. No matter the situation, don’t throw hope away; don’t give up in despair. The morning of joy is coming.
Keep trusting the Lord, and as you keep toiling and believing, you will strike open a spring of waters, and then, there will be an overflow of abundance and breakthrough for you! Your night will end, your tears will turn to laughter, and your long years of captivity will only become like a fleeting dream. Rest assured, there is hope in sight.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Night, most surely, will soon turn to day.
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Daily Manna 20 April 2025
