We have noted that Jeremiah
was called “The Weeping Prophet” because he wept so often over
the conditions within Jerusalem and Judah. After declaring the
persecution of the Lord, His blocking their prayers with a cloud,
being made like refuse, fear coming upon them because of the
desolation and destruction, Jeremiah began to cry. In chapter three
and verse forty-nine Jeremiah continues his lament with more weeping
where we read:
Mine eye trickles down,
and ceases not, without any intermission,
The
verse begins, “Mine eye trickles down,...” We can almost
picture the tears as they flowed down Jeremiah's face. He is
overwhelmed by the devastation, and his tears are the evidence that
he is extremely saddened over the conditions he sees. Like a
trickling faucet Jeremiah's eyes flow with moisture produced from a
broken spirit.
The
verse goes on to say, “...and ceases not, without any
intermission,” Not only do Jeremiah's tears flow, but they flow
continuously. His eye “ceases not” which means “does not
cut off, interrupt, or stop”, and it is “without any
intermission” which means without “remission or cessation”.
Jeremiah is so disheartened over what he has witnessed with his eyes
that he cannot keep them from continuously weeping.
What
makes us cry? What would have to occur in our lives to make our eyes
continuously flow with tears? Would it be the loss of someone very
close to us? Could it be the loss of a wayward child? What about a
lost world or even a lost individual who has not come to know Jesus
Christ as their Lord and Savior? Do we weep at all? The crystals of
tears are known to be in the shapes of little crosses, and every tear
exclaims the answer to man's problems – the cross. As we consider
Jeremiah's words and actions, perhaps we will seek the Lord's face to
discover what makes Him weep. Whatever brings continuous tears to His
eyes should make us weep as well, and may the Lord ever help us to
see the moisture trickling down his face.
Next
time we see when God limits Jeremiah's weeping, so read ahead, and we
shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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