“No! No! No!” My child cries, screams, stomps and throws a fit. Being sad or seeing a sad person hurts most people. We find it difficult to make sense of why God allows sadness.

But the truth is: the world we live in is broken. Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and thus showed their distrust in God, the world has not been as it was meant to be. That was the onset of sorrow and pain, of sin. But even though sadness exists, God’s promise remains: It will not win.

He will wipe away all their tears. There will be no more death, sorrow, lamentation or pain, for what once was is gone forever.

Revelation 21:4

Our limited time on earth may be full of sorrow and pain. But I have hope for a future in which I will be united with God in heaven and free from tears and sorrow. 

Do you know this hope?

Relevant Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27