11/01/2015_WikiWord™_QnA Live with princeglory1_ Gloria Heku , from Accra, Ghana. Question: What does To Try Tears! mean in prayer? Thank you. Let me read something to you here: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4). Many have misconceptions about the scripture above because they’re not familiar with the use of prophetic language. When the Lord Jesus made this statement, He wasn’t talking about the mourning of a loved one; rather, He was talking as a prophet. When you study the lives of the Old Testament prophets in the Bible, you’d often read of how they put ashes on their heads or tore their clothes as they mourned. On such occasions, they weren’t mourning because they lost something, or someone died! They mourned because of God’s children who had either gone astray or into captivity. They were concerned with the plight of God’s people so they mourned in intercession for their deliverance.And when the restoration or deliverance came, the prophets were comforted. Some Christians are less concerned about the well being of fellow believers. They hear that a particular brother or sister doesn’t go to church anymore, yet they’re unperturbed.This ought not to be so! Just as the prophets were concerned about the Israelites, we also must be concerned about the plight of other believers around us and throughout the world. How often do you pray for the persecuted, the distressed, the backslidden and the sick in our midst or around the world? If you haven’t been doing this consistently, then you must begin today! Thats how you may get to know try tears! In Exodus 32, God was on the verge of destroying the entire Israelite nation because of their disobedience, but Moses stood in His way in prayer. He stood in the gap for the children of Israel,seeking the mercy of God on their behalf. Moses strongly connected himself to the people, and the Bible says, “So even though the LORD had threatened to destroy the people, he changed his mind and let them live” (Exodus 32:14 CEV). Hallelujah! This should be your attitude towards other believers around you. Don’t become cold- hearted; realize that it’s your spiritual obligation to intercede in prayer for them. Jesus said you’re blessed when you do this, for you’ll be comforted. That means your prayers will yield the desired results. “The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles” (Psalm 34:17). “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me” (Psalm 56:9). Lets do some Hebrew stuffs to expatiate on the focus of this discussion... ~A cry of deep distress: zaaq (Hebrew) God “didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry [zaaq] by the Red sea . . . and . . . didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land” (Nehemiah 9:9–11). ~To cry out for help: tsaaq (Hebrew) When the Israelites could not find fresh water in the wilderness, Moses “cried [tsaaq] unto the Lord; and the Lord showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet” (Exodus 15:25). ~To call with a loud sound: qara (Hebrew) “Jabez called [qara] on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed . . . And God granted him that which he requested” (I Chronicles 4:10). ~To shout a war cry: ruwa (Hebrew) “Then the men of Judah gave a shout [ruwa]: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel” (II Chronicles 13:15). ~A cry for help:shavah(Hebrew) “He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry [shavah], and will save them” (Psalm 145:19). ~A cry of deep distress: tsaaqah (Hebrew) “. . . He forgetteth not the cry [tsaaqah] of the humble” (Psalm 9:12). “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears” (Psalm 18:6). A clear example; Elijah cried out, and God revived a dead child: “He cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived” (I Kings 17:20–22). Counsel: God “will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them” (Psalm 145:19). Now,theres something Im going to read about Jesus on try tears!...something. Luke 22:40-44 KJV v 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. v 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stones cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, v 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. v 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. v 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. You saw that; an angel appeared unto Jesus at the place of prayer strengthening Him. The Angel, which is the Holy Spirit came strengthening Jesus – it was because the Lord Jesus was struggling for victory. He knew He had to win the battle that was posed before Him. This caused Him to pray even more earnestly, such that His sweats were like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Another thing,too. ...from Matthew 26:41; the very words of Jesus which says that we should pray that we enter not into temptation; the reason for this statement to mean that when one’s flesh is weak, that is when one should pray more to gain dominance. The flesh will always lead one to do the wrong things and may cause one to go against the Word of God. Hence, the need to pray fervidly to dominate the flesh. So,thats it...Thanks!
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