An Eternal Box Of Tissues

An Eternal Box Of Tissues

Experiencing God’s Presence is a fearful and awesome thing. One is made instantly aware of one’s own inadequacy and simultaneously made aware of the Omniscient Sovereignty and Holy Righteousness of God Himself. And the obvious chasm of inequity between the two results in a humbling self examination and realization of one’s own iniquity, inadequacy, immaturity and need for justification and sanctification. Being in the very Presence of Holiness is like walking into a consuming fire that threatens one’s very existence and gives a sense of a primal fear, and each cell desperately seeking to flee in an opposite direction to hide itself from The Presence in the farthest reaches of the universe- hoping to disappear and hide itself from that heated examination that will undoubtedly reveal its shortcomings, hidden sins, and call out for it’s own deserved judgment.

The awe and wonder inspires such an overwhelming joy, and tears cannot be suppressed or denied, the very gratitude for the privilege of being in The Presence evokes worship, repentance, profound humility and unconditional and willing surrender. The sadness of one’s heart for one’s recognition of sin and iniquity are heartbreaking, and those tears also join the flood. Tears of healing come from the mercy and forgiveness received in The Presence, and tears of overflowing joy from the grace which abounds there. Tears of thankfulness for the Lamb Who Was Slain will forever overflow from the eyes of the redeemed.

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…”

He will need an eternal box of tissues.