In times of separation, believers can find comfort in the knowledge that God is near to the brokenhearted. The Gospel of John records Jesus' promise that sorrow will turn to joy, as seen in John 16:22. The patriarch Jacob's experience in Genesis 31:49 also illustrates the pain of separation, while 2 Peter 3:9 reassures us of God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance. Psalms 91 offers a powerful expression of trust in God's presence and protection, reflecting the depth of God's love, as expressed in John 3:16, which reminds us that He gave His only Son for us, demonstrating the extent of His care.
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So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High— no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”