He will wipe away every tear

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. - Rev 21:4

Without a doubt, there will be many amazing, indescribable moments in heaven. Worshiping purely before the throne. Gazing with inexpressible gratitude upon Jesus' pierced hands and feet and side. Walking the streets of gold with long separated loved ones. And so many more.

But I wonder, what will it be like to have God our Father wipe away every tear from our eyes?

Tears of sorrow? Gone.

Tears of regret? Gone.

Tears of pain? Gone.

Tears of loss? Gone.

The striking thing is that these tears of our won't simply dry up. They won't just vanish by a command of an almighty sovereign Lord. No He will personally blot them up. He will come to each of us and dry them Himself. He can do this because Jesus has absorbed the penalty for the sin those tears represent. And Jesus' victory over sin and death and the grave has reversed the very cause of our tears.

Remember this, whatever tears you may shed today, God will wipe them from your eyes one day. The journey from here to there may be difficult and there may be many more tears along the way. But the day is coming (soon, I pray) when the God who wept with us will come to you personally and remove the last effect of a sinful, dying world.

And then our joyful, tearless, life begins!

To God Alone be the Glory