“Así ha dicho Jehová: Reprime del llanto tu voz, y de las lágrimas tus ojos; porque salario hay para tu trabajo, dice Jehová, y volverán de la tierra del enemigo”
(Jeremías 31:16).
Esteban había sido criado en el campo de misión. A temprana edad profesó fe en Cristo y había sido el medio para guiar a algunos al Señor. Cuando fue a los Estados Unidos para estudiar en la universidad, mantenía un buen testimonio. Pero luego comenzó a ir a la deriva, la frialdad hizo su aparición y comenzó a enredarse en diversos pecados. Pronto comenzó a aficionarse a las religiones orientales.
Cuando sus padres le visitaron, quedaron angustiados. Suplicaron, razonaron y rogaron, pero él era inflexible. Finalmente fueron al lugar donde vivía con otros tres. Lo que vieron allí les aplastó por completo. Fueron a casa y lloraron amargamente.
Al ir a la cama trataron de dormir, pero fue inútil. Finalmente a las cuatro de la madrugada decidieron levantarse y tener un tiempo devocional. Les tocaba leer aquel día Jeremías 31, pero el esposo dijo: “¡Jeremías no!” pensando que el llamado “profeta llorón” no les confortaría. Pero el Señor prevaleció y abrieron en Jeremías 31. Cuando llegaron al versículo 16, leyeron: “Reprime del llanto tu voz, y de las lágrimas tus ojos; porque salario hay para tu trabajo, dice Jehová, y volverán de la tierra del enemigo”.
Miles de padres cristianos hoy en día tienen el corazón destrozado, afligiéndose por sus hijos e hijas rebeldes. Cuando oran, los cielos parecen de hierro. Comienzan a preguntarse si Dios alguna vez restaurará al caído.
Deben recordar que ningún caso es demasiado difícil para el Señor. Han de continuar en oración, velando con acción de gracias. Deben suplicar por las promesas de la Palabra de Dios.
Cuando la madre a la que nos referíamos se preguntaba si había sido justificada al reclamar en oración lo dicho por Jeremías 31:16, leyó en Isaías 49:25, “Tu pleito yo lo defenderé, y yo salvaré a tus hijos”.
Thus says the Lord: Hold back your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears; for there is wages for your work, says Jehovah, and they will return from the land of the enemy "
(Jeremiah 31:16).
Esteban had been raised on the mission field. At an early age he professed faith in Christ and had been the means of leading some to the Lord. When he went to the United States to study at the university, he had a good testimony. But then he began to drift, coldness made its appearance and began to get entangled in various sins. Soon he began to take a liking to Eastern religions.
When his parents visited him, they were distraught. They begged and reasoned and pleaded, but he was adamant. Finally they went to the place where he lived with three others. What they saw there completely crushed them. They went home and wept bitterly.
When they went to bed they tried to sleep, but it was useless. Finally at four in the morning they decided to get up and have a quiet time. It was their turn to read Jeremiah 31 that day, but the husband said: "Not Jeremiah!" thinking that the so-called "weeping prophet" would not comfort them. But the Lord prevailed and they opened to Jeremiah 31. When they got to verse 16, they read: “Hold back your voice with weeping, and your eyes with tears; for there is wages for your work, says Jehovah, and they will return from the land of the enemy.
Thousands of Christian parents today are heartbroken, grieving for their wayward sons and daughters. When they pray, the heavens look like iron. They begin to wonder if God will ever restore the fallen.
You must remember that no case is too difficult for the Lord. They are to continue in prayer, watching with thanksgiving. They must plead for the promises of God's Word.
When the mother we were referring to wondered if she had been justified in claiming in prayer what Jeremiah 31:16 said, she read in Isaiah 49:25, "Your case I will defend, and I will save your children."
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