Understanding God’s Promise of Joy in the Morning

Reverend Leo H. McCrary II

Weeping may endure for a night but joy certainly will come in the morning just as God promises.

Today’s devotional reading: Isaiah 57:13-21

God can’t help who He is and we should be grateful. Have you ever wondered why weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning (Ps. 30:5)? Sure, this was said in psalm but all of God’s children have experienced such mercy and grace from the Lord.

In His nature, God is love. In His nature of love, God will correct us; He won’t let us go down a sinful path. At times His rebuke can appear to be harsh, and even overwhelming, but in His rebuke there is hope. God, like all loving parents, want what is best for us. By no means, does the Lord seek to destroy us. If God desired to destroy us, He wouldn’t have sent His only begotten Son.

In the sending of His only begotten Son, we further see His loving nature. God is caring, He is merciful and forgiving. If God let the world have its way with us, then His promise of everlasting life would go unfulfilled. If God never let up and punished us so severely, then the promise of eternal life with Him would be empty.

Again, God is love and He is faithful. The Lord can’t help but to show us mercy in the hope that we continue to grow in His image and likeness. As His children, we should certainly be grateful for such love, care, and mercy. Because of God’s love and grace, we shall live and not be destroyed. A hint of this promise is shown to when we wake up to brand-new opportunities every morning (Lam. 3:22-23).