Joy Comes In The Morning

October 2024

For the child of God nights can be very challenging. When the day’s work and activities are concluded and we are alone to think, the devil can stir up so many thoughts that are not from God. We often carry a double burden: the failures, mistakes and problems of today mixed with the anxiety, sorrow, fear and worry about tomorrow. Just as we cannot control what is past, neither can we control what lies ahead.

The Psalmist said, “His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5). With the Lord in control of our lives, we can leave our troubles with Him and let Him carry our burdens. He never slumbers or sleeps and only one of us needs to stay awake. He can handle everything just fine all by Himself.

The night seasons can be a blessing if we pray, seek God’s will, and surrender everything to Him. In Psalm 17:3, David wrote, “You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.” David also wrote, “I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons” (Psalm 16:7). Nights can be a blessing if we spend them with the Lord and let Him have everything.

However, nights can be a real struggle if we attempt to carry life’s burdens ourselves. How many people have said, “It kept me up last night” or I couldn’t sleep over the situation.” Worry, anxiety, fear, and depression can make us pace the floor, but giving our problems and burdens to the Lord can give us the sweetest sleep. When your heart is right with God and you have thanked Him for the day, confessed your sins, and committed the night to Him, all is well. Faith and trust sleep very well, but anxiety, fear and doubt cause great insomnia.

But no matter what we go through in the night, joy comes in the morning. With the morning comes fresh courage, new strength, a bright hope and a blessed peace. George Mueller once said, “The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.” The Gaither song says it so well, “Hold on my child joy comes in the morning, weeping only lasts for the night, Hold on my child, joy comes in the morning, the darkest night means dawn in just in sight.” Let us rejoice that joy comes in the morning. The Lord is with us and for us; therefore, we can face each new day!