WHY ARE YOUR FACES SO SAD?

                                       WHY ARE YOUR FACES SO SAD?

The chief cupbearer and the chief baker offended the Pharaoh for which they were put into the prison, where Joseph was confined. One morning when Joseph looked at them, he saw that they were sad and depressed. So he asked them: “Why are your faces so sad today?”(Gen 40:7)He came to understand that they were troubled because of their dreams. With the help of God, he did interpret the dreams.

During the time of King Artaxerxes, Nehemiah was his cupbearer. When Nehemiah served wine, the king asked Nehemiah “Why does your face look so sad….? This can be nothing but sadness of heart. (Nehemiah2:2) Nehemiah was troubled and depressed when he heard that people in Jerusalem were in disgrace and the wall was broken down.

There are people with us or those working under us who go through dejection and sadness of heart. Do we recognize such sad faces? You might be going through tough times but like Joseph we should be able to care for the sad and weary ones though he himself was in prison. You have an anchor in Christ Jesus, which others do not have. You got to bring the hope into others by your care and concern. Your words of care will bring a smile of hope in their sad faces.

I remember a Kids song which goes like this:

“I saw a man the other day, He looked so sad and down. He had a frown upon his face, like everything was bad; I walked up to the man and said How do you do? He looked at me with a great big smile when I said God loves you.”

Reach out to the sad and lonely with the love of Jesus. Show a little bit love and kindness, never go along with hatred and blindness and take a little time to reach out to the ones who are weary and dreary. Try it; I’m sure you can do it.