Sometimes life hurts. People can act cruelly and circumstances can come against us. We cry out sometimes in frustration, and, in times of struggle, we may wonder, “Am I really making a difference?” Jeremiah the prophet felt this way at times. As he looked ahead through the eyes of God, he wrote, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded declares the Lord’” (Jeremiah 31:16). God sees and knows where we live. He will reward our faith and faithfulness.

Pastor Mark Boucher