A Place To Weep

When I read Genesis 43 the night before last, I did not make any comment. I guess the Lord did not want me to at that time. The message in my heart was 43.30, "Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there." In this instance Joseph wept for his brother Benjamin. He had not seen him since being sold into slavery and their mother Rachel had died. The point for me is that this is a beautiful illustration of family love. In recent days I have sought a place to weep for you girls - and have found it. Why weep? I weep that I have not been the protector I should have been. I weep because we are in a sinful, godless world that desires to eat you alive. I weep because I want nothing more than you both being used of God in tremendous ways. I weep because in recent days the world has won.

I have discovered anew that ultimately you both are gifts to me and your mom given by God. He is the Life-Giver and sustainer. Why he saw fit to allow us the blessing of being your parents, I do not know, but would not trade it for anything. In Mark 6, is the account of Jarius' daughter. We see insight in the heart of a father to his daughter. She was at the point of death. Humanly speaking there is not a more critical place to be. Jarius went to Jesus, fell at His feet and implored the Lord to come lay His hands on her that she might be healed. Jesus went and while dealing with the woman with the issue of blood, the daughter died.

Jarius knew where to go for his daughter to be well. Jesus agreed and went with him, but she died anyway. What heartbreak at that moment for Jarius. Thankfully the story doesn't end there. Jesus takes Jarius, his wife and Peter, James and John to witness Him raising her from the dead. When the parents thought all was lost and hopeless, Jesus came along side and allowed them to witness life restored to their most precious worldly possession. Please know, the world and the devil are seeking you to devour you. Know that as your dad I can't always be there to stop it. Sometimes I can't stop it simply because you choose what the world and the devil have offered. God is so real to me! Know that just as Jarius, I have fallen at the feet of Jesus and earnestly implored Him to lay His hands on both of you that you may live. The world in which we lives makes it seem hopeless. Just as Jarius felt all hope was gone for His daughter, there are times that I feel hopeless for both of you because of the lure of the world and the sin it offers. I earnestly await the day to witness Jesus take you both and raise you up as tremendous women of God!