100 Days with David 2025 Day 7: God sees our tears. And He cares.

“I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭6:6-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Considering the suffering of people all over the world can be overwhelming. There seems to be so much pain, so many tears, in a world brought close through modern technology.

Yes, across our devices, we see suffering souls navigating a variety of catastrophes, wars, crimes, etc., writ large. Increasingly, our neighborhood is the world, a world full of suffering and sorrow. And—with suffering so great—what or who can offer any meaningful relief?

Sometimes that suffering soul is the person looking back at us from the mirror. And in those times, we may wonder if anyone really sees our tears. Does anyone really care?

Someone once said, “Smile and the world smiles with you; cry and you cry alone.” Now, you may have at least one person who does care when you have sorrow. But suffering can make us feel very isolated, very alone.

There was a song we sang when I was growing up: “I Must Tell Jesus.” The message of the song is encapsulated in its chorus:

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

I cannot bear my burdens alone;

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

Sometimes we may not only feel this sentiment, but often, it may actually be the truth.

Indeed, there is a level of sorrow, grief, and sadness, that can only be soothed by the Master’s touch.

In today’s portion of David’s psalms, we see that David is pouring out his very raw emotions to the Lord. He is not ashamed to “cry his eyes out” before his Shepherd, knowing that He sees, hears, and will answer.

In another place David expresses that the Lord stores up our tears in His bottle and writes about them in His book!

“You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭56:8-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Our Lord is intensely personal with His own children. He cares when we are hurting. And, He is ready and willing to comfort the sorrowful soul.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

God sees our tears. And He cares.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!