Psalms 30:11-12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
This is one of my favorite promises in the Bible – that God turns mourning into dancing! He takes away the anguish of being clothed in sadness and replaces it with gladness. However, notice what God doesn’t do – simply stop your mourning and make it disappear. No, He transforms it…into joy! He turns your sorrow into gladness. He takes your failure and creates success! We serve an awesome and mighty God, who says, “all things work together for good to them that love Him, and to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Let’s take time to dwell on this promise. Our sorrows, disappointments, tragedies and failures are very real– but they are also “raw material” for a divine transformation that our Lord will accomplish in His time for His glory. And we WILL dance! God will do it. Our part is simply to wait…believe…and cling tightly to this wonderful promise!
October 20th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Thank you for this lovely devotional. This evening in a ladies’ group at church we are remembering a lovely, young mother who went to be with her Lord three years ago at the tender age of 29. Keri was a lovely dancer in her youth and what a lovely picture the Lord gives us of turning our mourning to dance. At this meeting her mother will be reading what Keri wrote about “What Faith Means To Me”. There are sure to be tears – tears of joy knowing we can dance with Keri.