“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”  (Psalm 126: 6 KJV). 

When it comes to advancing the Kingdom of God, the salvation of lost loved ones, the return of our prodigals, the outpouring of revival, and the turning of our nation, one of the most important languages to which God responds to is the language of our tears.  Nothing touches the heart of God more than our tears!  Just as a mother or a father is immediately drawn to the tears of their child, the heart of God is quickly drawn to the tears of His children!

We are not speaking of mere emotionalism but rather the deep, genuine,  heartfelt brokenness and desperation over an impossible and hopeless situation. 
A situation in which there is no solution apart from God’s sovereign intervention.   When genuine tears are shed, they are shed because the heart is broken.  They are shed because there is the recognition that there is no hope outside of God.   They are shed out of desperation!  There is absolutely nothing else that can possibly be done! Our mind, our heart, and our full attention are riveted on God in brokenness and humility. And it is in this position of the heart that the Lord hears and responds.   

We see this exemplified again and again all through scripture from the cry of the Israelites slaves in Egypt (Ex. 3:7), the cry of Israel when they had been overcome by their enemies because of their sin (Judges 3:9), to Hannah  (1 Samuel 1:10)  who wept before the Lord for a child.  In all of these situations, the Lord responded to the language of tears. 

When the South Koreans came to the US in May of this year, one of the most amazing things they did when they prayed for this nation was that they cried out to the Lord with tears.  I must confess that although I have been deeply grieved and burdened over the dreadful, sinful condition of our nation, I have not yet wept over our nation!  Could that be one of the reasons we have not yet seen revival? Could it be that in spite of all the prayer taking place among many of God’s people in  America,  we have not yet come to the place of brokenness and weeping over the condition of our nation?  Could that be one of the reasons that revival has been delayed? 

The question is asked, “How bad will it have to be before we get to that point?”  I don’t know.  But I do know this, I (and we)  have not yet reached that point.  Thus, revival still tarries.  We must humbly ask the Lord to break our heart for what breaks His!