Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD. (2 Kings 22:19)
Not everyone was so lucky. This verse comes out of a larger prophecy, presented to the King of Judah, where GOD warns that he will destroy the people. He does however promise that he will not do so until the King is dead, because the King showed a willingness to weep.
TENDERNESS
What does being tender mean? In this context, it doesn’t mean being soft, or weak. It means being willing to hurt over things that have gone wrong. The King felt pain for the sin his people had brought upon themselves, and he humbled himself and wept for it.
I think this is something we lose today, especially men. We think we have to be tough, and hard. But we still need to be tender. To have a place where we allow GOD to touch us, and hurt us. We spoke earlier this week about letting GOD break our hearts for others, well I think this is the same thing. We need to be open to his (painful) touch as much as his healing touch.
Be a man (or woman) of GOD today, and be tender.
Be open, and willing.
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