Crying Is Not The End Of It

When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, they wept until they could weep no more. [1 Samuel 30.3-4]

Perhaps one of the most valiant and powerful armies in all of history ...is crying.

Why? Besides the obvious answer, why the break in valor to take time to cry when they could (and did) pursue the Amalekites, crush them, and repossess their families and belongings?

Fast forward to Jesus and Lazarus. There was the point where Jesus wept. Again, as the Very Incarnate Sinless Son of God on earth, fully capable of raising Lazarus (which He did), why the time to cry?

Crying is attached to emotion. Regardless of what would follow the event at hand (Ziklag being raided and pillaged, or Lazarus dying), there is an undeniable emotion attached to it.

So, what's the point? Perhaps it is to understand that the Kingdom of God, while other-worldly itself, is in touch with our human emotions. David, his men and Jesus all possessed this human characteristic. However, their emotions did not stop them from advancing in true victorious Kingdom fashion and accomplishment.

It is okay to cry. But don't stop there - advance the Kingdom! (perhaps this gives some insight into Matthew 11.12?)

Father, I had no idea what You would reveal to me today as I read this account of David and his men crying after Ziklag had been raided and pillaged. But I think You have indeed revealed something important - it is okay to cry, but crying is not the end of it...