When We Miss The Mark!
"Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted."
Matthew 5: 4
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest soccer players
in the world. At Euro 2024, he missed a penalty shot. He
felt he’d let his team and fans down. The great athlete’s
face twisted in pain, and he couldn’t keep from weeping.
His tears dominated the headlines the next day.
If an athlete can weep over a missed shot,
shouldn’t we be able to weep over our sins?
There are a few occasions in life when we can’t
help but cry when we see the mistake we made,
the sin we committed, or the harm we did.
Matthew 5:4 says “Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by
God’s grace] are those who mourn [over their sins
and repent], for they will be comforted [when
the
burden of sin is lifted].”
The closer we come to the Lord, the more sensitive
we are to sin in our life. We know we're bankrupt
without the Lord, and we mourn our sin. The Lord
not only forgives us; He also comforts us.
"Spiritual mourning is the godly sorrow that produces
repentance, and it
is blessed because it leads to life.
The more you have of this kind of mourning in your
life, the more blessed you will be."
Colin S. Smith
