the GOOD WORK of GRIEF?
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- 1. Grief is not a sin.
(Jesus wept, John 11.)
2. Grief is a good work.
(it is the shape that loves takes for those who are absent.)
3. Grief comes in waves.
(not stages. everyone grieves differently. grief is not a sickness that we seek to heal from.)
4. Some of the different shapes of grief are:
loneliness
sadness
sorrow
regret
Especially regarding regret, we need to hear the promise of the gospel and be covered with the blood of Jesus.
5. grief and our other vocations, we need to be on the lookout to make sure that our grief for those we've lost does not stand in the way of our love for those who are still living.
We consider the example of David in two ways, from 2nd Samuel 19, and 12.
Grief, when mixed with the Lord's Word, is used by the Holy Spirit to strengthen our faith and bring us to eternal life.
Yes, exactly, people say "Time heals all wounds.". But the Bible says it's by Christ's wounds we are healed. He promised He will never leave us. Abide with me, as the old hymn says. Life's little day ends. But Jesus is the Light of the World.
Thank you Pastor, I needed to hear this. This Thursday is my mother’s birthday and she entered into eternal life a year ago. I’ve been thinking about her and grieving this week. I love what you said about grief being the shape love takes when the object of our love is absent. I never thought about it that way before. Wonderful message!! Blessings to you always
"If you must despair; despair in prayer."
Grief is NOT despair. Despair is woe, worry, fear, regret.
Jesus was overcome with despair & he fell on his face & prayed. He knew his torture & crucifixion were imminent. He knew that Judas would betray him, he knew that his own people would shout for his slaughter. He knew he loved them,he knew many would be lost to hell. The crushing weight of all the sins of all mankind for all time were upon his shoulders, & his heart.
He FELL ON HIS FACE & *PRAYED.*
Likewise brothers & sisters, fear not for He IS,
& HE IS with us.
When he finished praying he woke his brothers & said "Let's Go!"
Lets Go
To my arrest
Lets Go
To my abandonment
Lets Go
To my condemnation
Lets Go
To my torture
Lets Go
To my beating
Lets Go
To spikes through my bones, to the cross, to the spear in my side, to the crown of thorns on my head
LETS
GO.
He boldly stepped into his destiny, one God, the Lion of Judah, to be sacrificed as the Lamb. "Let's Go."
THAT is the power of THE Lord, which is there for us all, in prayer.
So, if you must despair, despair in prayer. For He is with YOU, so that you too, armed with the Holy Spirit, The Lion of Judah beside you, will say LETS GO
Praise God Hallelujah.
Your message was such a blessing, Pastor Wolfmueller. In 2018, my beautiful wife of 30 years went to be with Jesus. Your description of grieving reflects in many ways my own experience. There were in the early days times I could hardly breathe from the crushing weight of grief. My (adult) children and I get to spend much time together enjoying the blessing of family... Last year, my first grandchild was born. The Lord is good! Pastor, you are also correct in that I did (and occasionally - though not often - still do) go through times of regret over ways I could have shown Wendy even more love. That path is a sure way to despair. She is in the presence of the living God and all of His promises. I do look forward to seeing her again on the last day, but I'm also so blessed here and now as well. God be praised!
What a lesson pastor! Thank you for sharing. May God continue blessing your UA-cam ministry. ¡Muchas gracias!
I can really identify with the "heavenward glance" aspect. My husband and I had a stillborn baby almost 32 years ago and knowing that our son was welcomed into heaven, resting in Jesus arms, and that I would see and know him on the day God welcomes me home gave me such a change in attitude toward fear of death and entry into heaven. Thankful that God pruned my tree and grew my faith through my son Stephen's death. Happy to stand on God's promises.
I lost my mother in 1992 and my father in 2020 and I still grieve.
Your instinct for the presentation is stellar. Had you followed your regular drive home the impact of your words would have been so different. Follow your heart, eh? I could have speaks to us all indeed. Look on today as your or some other’s last.
Thank you Pastor Bryan! Today is my brother's birthday; he died in April. My grief is still raw, especially today. I needed to hear this.
Yes, that would apply to the sorrow I feel towards those who are in denial of Jesus too. It gets crushing listening to folks get mad at me for the Christianity I speak of. It's a good work, instead of selfish pride like the Devil is so fond of accusing me of. Man, God gives us relief when we really need it. Thanks pastor...😇
Thank you so much. This was very helpful. My husband went to heaven a few months ago. Regrets have been hard to deal with and this advice was so good. Everyone saying oh you did the best you could was not helpful. I could have loved better. Accepting Christ’s forgiveness is what I need.
WOW! Really needed this lost my mother on Christmas day. After taking care of her for 6+ years ad she was bedbound. Her best day, the day she was able to dance for her Lord and Savior Jesus. But my worst day. Thank you Thank you.
Good timing for this one. Thanks.
Oh, good grief.
11:00 to the end wow. Had not thought much about that, but I have seen it expressed by others and this is a great comfort and hope of future joy.
Grief is not a sin; never knew. Your comment is very helpful " 'Time heals all wounds' is nonsense." That makes a lot more sense. Grief is a good work. Grief does not come in stages, grief comes in waves. Grief is not a sickness we need to heal from. Lot's to think about. Thank you.
I just shared this video with my Mom & we were both so comforted by the message! My brother died from a heart attack a month ago & we are still processing the loss.
Thank you pastor, my father died this morning and I’m in the process of grieving
Yes you are right grief is everywhere.But we must always turn to our Lord and Saviour Jesus to comfort us.💗💖😍
This will be a classic.
Thank you for this beautiful synopsis. I’m sure the students were blessed by these insights. Your comments on grief coming in waves and not stages was enlightening. In my studies we learned of these so called ‘stages’ by rote. Now, I see there’s more to it. Thank you indeed. This was an apple of gold in a picture of silver.
Such a valuable talk. Thank-you.
Thanks for giving me just what I need for my own and my friends’ grief as they are getting ready to commit their grown sons’ body to rest in the bosom of God’s good earth to await his resurrection to eternal life. I forwarded it just now with the prayer that your video will bless them even as it has me. God give you joy in serving Him and us!
Very good :)
Wow so true i think Jesus speak to me through you pastor 🙏🙏 I'm going through the same condition please pray for me this all points are exactly that I'm going through .i lost my husband and my mother in law in April and May within a month i lost my two be loved ones and my daughter and i can't understand this it's unbearable . please pray for us thank you so much for this beautiful message 🙏🙏
Thank you Pastor and God bless you. I wish I could better express how much your sermon on grief has helped me today.
Thank you, Pastor Bryan. This was so helpful as I’m working through what grieving is as I have lost two family members.
I hadn't heard that some could think of grief as a sin. I hope your words to the Pastors-to-be will take hold. Golden nuggets for sure and I will take them with me as I have the need to minister to friends and family during their losses. "Grief is the shape love takes when the object of our love is absent". Thanks Pastor.
Thank you.
💗🙏💗🙏💗🙏 Thank you Pastor
Amen.
Great one, thank you.
I needed this
Beautiful
Thanks Pastor.
Bravo, Pastor. 😁😁
Thank you 💖🙏
Thanks
Τhank you,p. Bryan for this. The worst thing i heard was from pietists who taught that if you mourn the death of a beloved person, then...it is obvious...you don't have faith (sic!). You should be happy (sic!)...
I knew someone who said " just get over it , move on....". It was so incredibly disrespectful and disregarding the flippent advice this person gave. Greif is not something as christians we get over but it's something we give to our Lord who while on earth was a man of sorrows acquainted with greif. Our Lord Jesus understands, care's for and cared our sins and our sorrows to the cross. The weight of sin and greif so great it killed our Lord. But, our hope is He resurrected and we can go on, not in forgetting, but remembering His love for you/me and all people, with the hope of the 8th day to come.
In the “church” I grow up grief was called lack of faith. They were very narcissistic and authoritarians.
Please make each drive home from a different PoV, that would be a neat easter egg
Mrs EG White, the SDA ‘prophetess’ stated that she did not indulge in the luxury of tears on the death of her husband.
Thank you
Wish there was a transcription of this so I could share with others not on UA-cam.
hi pastor
You're omitting one giant topic. What if the fanily member who has just died was lost and died in his/her sins? What is the answer here? The clergy avoid this topic like the plague
Pastor maybe it’s just me but I’m hearing, “Grief is normal and is not something you get over (point 1 & 2), but once they’re dead, hurry up and get back to normal (the story of David hearing the loss of his child)“.
I’m probably missing something or skipping past something; could you clarify for me, please?
Thank you Pastor,
God's perfect timing. My Dad passed away a year ago in November.
He literally, took care of my Mom before he got sick, so she now lives with us.
I've tried to be strong for my Mom, but we simply need Jesus to get through each day.
This verse below came to mind when you were preaching about David's son.
Christ really died to redeem the souls of the world.
“Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;”
Isaiah 44:24 NKJV
Thank you.