The sorrow of loss.

“Jesus wept.” John 11:35

Possibly… if not certainly… the shortest verse in the Bible.  Two words.  Two powerful words.  Two words that showed compassion… that showed sorrow… that showed love.

Two words that give us permission to grieve… two words that showed that the Lord Jesus was truly Man.  Two words that preceded a demonstration of His power showing He was truly God.

But there is something amazing about this.  Something that I hadn’t caught before that really shows how much Jesus loves each of us.

When we lose a loved one… when someone passes away… we cry because we won’t see them again until we pass.  We cry because of all of the time that will pass before then.  We cry because of the loss.

Jesus was going to see Lazarus again in a few minutes.

He loved Lazarus so much that even the loss of the few minutes grieved Him.

He wants every possible second with us.

If He loses even just a few minutes… He weeps.  That is how much He loves us… how much He wants to be with us.

He can’t stand being away from you… from me… at all.   

So if you lose a loved one… if someone close to you passes away… weep.  It is OK.  Weeping may endure for a night… but joy comes in the morning.

If they knew Him… if they had received eternal life through Him… you will see them again.  And it will feel like just a few minutes when you do.

SDG