The Mourner Comforted

The Mourner Comforted, July 15
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted" - Matthew 5:4

By the valley of weeping we come to Zion. One would have thought mourning and being blessed were in opposition, but the infinitely wise Savior puts them together in this Beatitude. What He has joined together let no man put asunder. Mourning for sin -- our own sins, and the sins of others -- is the LORD's seal set upon His faithful ones. When the Spirit of grace is poured upon the house of David, or any other house, they shall mourn. By holy mourning we receive the best of our blessings, even as the rarest commodities come to us by water. Not only shall the mourner be blessed at some future day, but Christ pronounces him blessed even now.

The Holy Spirit will surely comfort those hearts which mourn for sin. They shall be comforted by the application of the blood of Jesus and by the cleansing power of the Holy Ghost. They shall be comforted as to the abounding sin of their city and of their age by the assurance that God will glorify Himself, however much men may rebel against Him. They shall be comforted with the expectation that they shall be wholly freed from sin before long and shall soon be taken up to dwell forever in the glorious presence of their LORD.

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We just spoke about this a few weeks ago in church! The beatitudes is an amazing study, I recommend it to all of you who read this. Mourning sin. Something I have come to understand more and more. I see things around me and it only make me sick to my stomach and my heart ache because I know they are things the Lord would frown upon. I see sins in my own life and sometimes I feel like I'm the worst sinner of them all and that reminds me of God's grace. It is the right thing to mourn sin because God hates sin and cannot accept that from His children. I'm not saying you have to be perfect, but in constant sanctification through God's Grace by Faith. Come quickly, Lord. Its hard to see all the hatred in this world. Grace&Peace.