October 27
2018
Tears for What Was
When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel. And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD:
“For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes. Yet many shouted aloud for joy, so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off. Ezra 3: 10-13
The foundation of the new temple was laid and the people began to praise the Lord.
But……..there is often a “but” when we talk about “new things”.
The people who had seen the old temple wept loudly.
It doesn’t mean they weren’t happy about the new temple, but their view of the new temple was impacted by what they remembered about the old temple.
Perhaps it was grander, perhaps it was better laid out, and perhaps it was more beautiful.
We really don’t know for sure.
What we do know was that it was more familiar.
Often we miss out on the new move of God in our lives, because we are remembering the old move and weeping.
We weep because the new move is not yet familiar, not yet ours.
But the time we spend weeping, is time we miss out on jumping into the new move of God wholeheartedly.
What is God doing in your life today?
Are you still weeping about the old move?
Or have you been able to change the lens through which you are looking and participate fully in what God is calling you to now?
There is no time to waste.
Dry those tears for what was and start looking forward to what can and will be!