Bible Illustrating and Journaling Psalm 56:8

Annie’s Ink-Lings

A happy hello to you!
Yesterday I spent almost all day in my studio doing some of my favorite things - card making, bulletin board design for our church library, and illustrating and journaling in my Inspire Bible. 

This is my bible illustrating and journaling of Psalm 56:8, "You keep track of all my sorrows.  You have collected all my tears in your bottle.  You have recorded each one in Your book."  

The journaling part was done as a "tip-in" page that can be lifted to read the bible page.  A tip-in page is an inserted page which is connected in the margin with a 1/8 strip of Scor-Tape.  Double-stick tape can also be used.

This is what I journaled:At the time that David wrote this psalm, the Philistines had captured him and he was a prisoner of war. David had reason to cry and be sorrowful because of his suffering. The idea behind the keeping of “tears in a bottle” is remembrance. David is expressing a deep trust in God — God will remember his sorrow and tears and will not forget about him. The fact that God remembers us and our sufferings should be very comforting. Often, obedience and following Jesus create real suffering and real tears. But God remembers our sufferings and has promised to more than make up for it. God is a tenderhearted Father to us, a God who feels with us and weeps with us (Exodus 3:7; John 11:33–35).Our tears are not futile. God knows each of His children intimately, and every tear we shed has meaning to Him. He remembers our sorrow as if He kept each tear in a bottle. In the end, He will share His joy with us when “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:4).

I pray that this scripture touches your heart as it did mine.

Blessings,

Annie