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December 11, 2006
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James
Goll: "THE POWER OF COMPASSIONATE WEEPING--A TEACHING OF OUR TEARS"
 The Weeping
of Jesus!
"And as He approached, He saw the city, and He wept (audibly) over it.
Exclaiming, 'Would that you had known personally, even at least in this your day,
the things that make for peace...But now they are hidden from your eyes.'" (Luke
19:41-42)
Jesus frequently used the word "behold" when He was teaching His disciples the
truths about His Kingdom. In doing so, He was telling them to open their
spiritual eyes and see the truth He was conveying.
When Jesus saw the throngs of people who were suffering as a result of their
sins, He was moved with compassion for them. Often, He even wept over them. The
shortest verse in the Bible says, "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). What was He weeping
over here? First, He saw the need, which was the death of Lazarus.
Then He heard the cry of Martha's heart, "Master, if You had been here, my
brother would not have died" (John 11:21). At this point, Martha expressed her
faith in the Master's ability to heal. She said, "I know that whatever You ask
from God, He will grant it to You" (John 11:22).
Next, Jesus heard the piercing cries of Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus,
and "When Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews who came with her
(also) sobbing,
He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled (John 11:33).
Because He saw and listened actively to the heart cries of Martha, Mary, and the
assembled Jews, and was tuned-in to the resonance of the heart of Father God
Himself, Jesus was moved with compassion, and in turn, ministered effectively to
the urgent need at hand. John the beloved, describes in detail for us how Lazarus
came forth from the tomb; he bolted forth demonstrating the power of the
resurrection from the dead!
Tears preceded this power encounter. Perhaps compassion and power are inevitably
linked.
Yes, our tears have the power to cleanse, to enable us to see, and to thrust us
to action on behalf of those in need.
Gospel Accounts of The Tears of Jesus:
John 11:33-35, "When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along
with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 'Where have
you laid him?' He asked. 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied. Jesus wept."
Luke 7:38, "And as she stood behind
Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet
His feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and
poured perfume on them."
Luke 19:41, "As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it."
Matthew 26:38, "Then He said to them, 'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to
the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.'"
Testimonies From People of Prayer
William Booth: Several Salvation Army officers asked General Booth, "How can
we save the lost?" Booth's return letter stated only, "Try tears."
Ira Stanphill, "My church will never grow while my eyes are dry."
Basilea Schlink writes, "The first characteristic of the Kingdom of Heaven is
the overflowing joy that comes from contrition and repentance...tears of
contrition soften even the hardest hearts."
David Brainard, October 18, 1780 wrote, "My soul was exceedingly melted, and
bitterly mourned over my exceeding sinfulness and vileness. I never before had
felt so pungent and a deep sense of the odious nature of sin as at this time. My
soul was then carried forth in love to God and had a lively sense of God's love
to me."
Primary Scriptures:
Romans 12:15, "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in
all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort
we ourselves have received from God."
Psalm 51:17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise."
Ecclesiastes 3:4, "A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a
time to dance."
Character Sketches from Scripture:
David--Psalmist and King:
Psalm 6:6-7, "I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with
weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail
because of all my foes."
Psalm 13:2, "How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have
sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?"
Psalm 31:9, "Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow
weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief."
Psalm 69:3, "I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I
wait for my God."
Psalm 69:10, "When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn."
Paul, the Apostle:
Acts 20:19, "Serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears...."
Acts 20:31, "...for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night or day
with tears."
2 Corinthians 2:4, "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to
you, with many tears...."
2 Corinthians 7:5-7, "For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had
no rest, but we were harassed at every turn--conflicts on the outside, fears
within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us
about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that
my joy was greater than ever."
Philippians 2:27, "Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on
him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow."
Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet:
Jeremiah 9:1, "Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!"
Jeremiah 31:15, "Thus says the Lord: 'A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be
comforted for her children, because they are no more.'"
Jeremiah 31:16-17, "...'Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for
your work shall be rewarded,' says the Lord, 'and they shall come back from the
land of the enemy. There is hope in your future', says the Lord, 'that your
children shall come back to their own border.'"
Lamentations 1:2, "She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her
cheeks...."
Lamentations 2:18-19, "Their heart cried out to the Lord,
'O wall of the
daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night; give yourself
no relief; give your eyes no rest. Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning
of the watches; pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift
your hands toward Him for the life of your young children, who faint from hunger
at the head of every street.'"
God Sees Every Tear
Psalm 56:8-13, "Thou hast taken account of my wanderings; put my tears in Thy
bottle; are they not in Thy book? Then my enemies will turn back in the day when
I call; this I know, that God is for me.
In God, whose word I praise, in the
Lord, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
Thy vows are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank
offerings to Thee. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, indeed my feet
from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living."
The Prayer of Hezekiah:
2 Kings 20:5, "Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people,
''Thus says
the Lord, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen
your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the
house of the Lord...'"
Testimony of Evald and Peter in 1991 in the Czech Republic
The following is a brief testimony from a pastor and personal friend from the
northern part of Czech Republic:
"Pastor Evald Ruffy from Libreac, Czech Republic
was in a hospital bed in Sweden, suffering from a heart attack, and he had fallen into
a deep comma. Many people prayed for their friend. His best friend and associate,
pastor Peter, came to his bedside to pray over Evald's lifeless body.
In this period of time though, Evald was caught up into Heaven, enjoying the
presence of God unaware that he was a husband, father, pastor, and that his work
was not yet complete. Peter stood prayerfully over Evald's bed and in
desperation, began to weep over his friend.
As Peter's tears fell on Evald's
body, suddenly, Evald in Heaven, felt called to return, and suddenly found his
spirit soaring through the Heavens hitting his body in the hospital bed. He was
immediately healed. The hospital declared it a miracle and released their
patient without paying any of the medical expenses!"
Evald was called from death to life, through the power of compassionate weeping.
A Testimony of Michal Ann Goll and Alina's Weeping
While ministering in northern Czech Republic, Michal Ann prayed for a pastor's
wife named Alina. The burden of the Lord came upon them so they wept, then
laughed, then wept together again. The compassion of the Lord was released for Alina's daughter
and she received a healing as a result of the heart felt prayer of
tears.
What Will God Do With Our Tears?:
Isaiah 25:8, "He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will
wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people
from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken."
Revelation 7:17, "For the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their
Shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall
wipe every tear from their eyes."
Revelation 21:4, "And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there
shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying,
or pain; the first things have passed away."
Perhaps, as our tears are stored in Heaven's bottles (Psalm 56:8-13),
and after
these vessels are filled, they are then turned upside down and become the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon dry land.
Prayer for Revelation of the Broken Heart of God
Let's Pray:
Your Word declares Lord, that You welcome the broken and contrite of heart. So
today Lord, we present ourselves on Your altar of sacrifice, so that You would break
us in a way that would expose and smash the roots of pride where we have walked
in our own strength, and we would come forth in humility, leaning on our
Beloved Jesus, not in the strength of our own might, but in brokenness and
humility.
Lord, grant us the gift of tears and a compassionate heart to see life spring
forth from situations and circumstances that seem so lifeless. Lord, we desire Your heart.
As Ezekiel cried out, "Rend not our garments but rend our hearts and
let streams of tears flow in the wastelands to see life spring up."
Amen
James W. Goll
Encounters Network
www.jamesgoll.com
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heart has been created for the Presence of God, and it is not
complete without His Presence living within. Nay-sayers try to
convince you that His Presence is elusive and subjective, but
their voice is silenced by the desire yearning from within for a
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and Creator.
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