There are seasons in life when trouble seems to sit on our doorsteps like an unwanted visitor that refuses to leave.
Some storms don’t blow through quickly, some storms take their time.
Some nights seem as though they last longer, or longer than we could stand. But the Spirit of the Lord sent me to remind somebody that trouble’s don’t last always, and at the end of the day, the day has to end.
No matter how dark the night, how heavy the burden, or how great the pain, everyday has a divine expiration date on its trouble.
If we were to focus on Psalm 30:5 It says: that weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
As we continue our series, from the text. Last week we talk about The Same GOD will do it again, this week from this text we are going to talk about Trouble Won’t Last Always.
If you remember last week Micah 7:8 it says Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
To remind you of the history of the text PSALM 30.
Psalm 30 was written by David not during a battle, not during a victory parade, but during what scholars call the dedication of his house, most likely after the plague that came because David numbered the people.
This was a Psalm sung at dedication ceremonies, but it came out of a man who knew what sorrow was, he understood the mean of discipline, he just like us this morning felt the weight of loss, and but also, David knew what restoration was all about.
David is recalling:
Being lifted up when he thought he was done
He’s remembering being healed when he thought sickness would claim his life.
David remembered I being rescued when enemies thought he was finished.
And some of you can remember the days of God lifting you up when others thought you were done, when they looked down on you.
Some of you can remember being sick as you can be, The doctors could not explain it the nurses could not make you comfortable and being on your sick bed, just made you sicker.
Some of you can remember being rescued from the hands of your enemies and now they wonder how you made it over, did you come through the storm.
So when David says: Weeping may endure for a night.
He is not speaking poetically, he is speaking from experience.
And when he says: But joy cometh in the morning.
He is declaring that God never leaves a night without scheduling a morning.
So if you remember the history text of Micah 7:8. Micah was prophesying during a time of corruption, injustice, and national decline. Israel had lost its way, leaders were corrupt, families were divided, and people felt hopeless.
Micah stands in the middle of chaos and declares: Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy.
He is announcing to the darkness,
to the trouble,
to the shame,
to the setback:
This fall is not my future.
This night is not my ending.
This darkness is not my destiny.
Why? Because the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Micah is saying: Even if I have to sit in the darkness, God is going to shine me out of it.
Ok Pastor, all of that is fine and good, but how does this fit the topic?
The scriptures teach us three powerful truths:
1. Nights are temporary.
The night may endure, but it cannot remain.
The Hebrew word for endure means to lodge like a traveler,
meaning trouble may check in, but it didn’t bring enough luggage to stay.
2. Darkness is not defeat.
Because Micah said, When I fall, I SHALL arise.
You see falling is an event, but getting up is destiny.
3. God oversees the endings of seasons.
You don’t have to end your own night. God can change the clock.
At the end of the day, the day has to end.
Your trouble doesn’t have the power to extend the night, or get a late check out. Only God can determine the duration of your darkness.
You ought to tell your neighbor, neighbor Trouble don’t last always.
Come on let’s minister to them right now. Tell them at the end of the day, the day has to end.
I know that weeping might show up, and that weeping might even endure for a night. But JOY, somebody scream, but Joy cometh in the morning.
When I fall, I SHALL arise.
When I sit in darkness, The Lord shall be a light unto me.
Here it is:
Some of you have cried longer than you intended.
Some of you have carried more than you could explain.
Some of your losses wounded you.
Some betrayals sickened you.
Some disappointments drained you.
But God said: Your night may have endured, but your morning has already been scheduled.
The enemy have been rehearsing your funeral, but heaven has planned your resurrection.
You may feel stuck, but you’re not stranded.
You may feel delayed, but you are not denied.
Hear this prophetic word:
Your night is not permanent.
Your struggle is not eternal.
Your trouble is not sovereign.
God has placed a sunset on your suffering.
It has to end, because God said it would end.
I’m reminded of a story about an old farmer who lived in a valley known for storms. One year the storms were so violent that every morning he woke to destruction: trees were down, fences torn apart, crops ruined.
And one night a storm hit harder than any before.
Lightning flashed.
Thunder shook the walls.
And the wind screamed through the cracks of the house.
His young grandson said, Grandpa, how can we sleep in a storm like this?
This storm feels like it will never stop.
The old man smiled and said: Son, the storms can roar all night long if they want to, but I’ve lived long enough to know, they don’t have the power to stop the morning from coming.
And sure enough,
when the sun rose,
the storm had lost its voice.
The boy asked, Grandpa, how did you know the morning would come?
He answered:
I know because the storm is loud, but the sunrise is guaranteed.”
And I came to tell you that:
Your storm may be loud, but your sunrise is guaranteed.
Your tears may be real, but your joy is scheduled.
Your night may have endured, but your morning is already on the way.
Trouble’s don’t last always, and at the end of the day, the day has to end.
