Wholeness!
Verse for Today: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Isaiah 61:1 – He has sent Me to bind up the
broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness
for the prisoners.
Our
world is full of suffering people. They suffer due to
wrongs committed by them as well as the atrocities and selfishness of
others.
There is always competition, rebellion, fight, conflicts, encroachment,
cheating, manipulation, deception and distortion as people take
advantage of
each other. Those who are subdued and defeated in this rat race become
brokenhearted. They feel that they are made captives by their situations
and by
others. They suffer from the evil that prevails around them. Their
frustrations
become despair which leads them to despondency as they are tossed
between the
poles and the pillars. They do not have the freedom to make independent
decisions due to fear, anxiety and apprehensions. They are prisoners in
darkness in alleys and caves of circumstances. The religions and
philosophies
of the world are helpless as they do not have any cure for these broken
hearted
people. The world itself is under the bondage of sin, curse and Satan
and do
not offer any answer to the hurtful and wounded people in our
neighborhoods.
Pilgrimages and charitable work do not heal their wounds. Worldly
pleasures,
substance abuse, riches and comforts are only temporary solace which
leaves
people hollow and empty. It is in the backdrop of such a miserable
situation
that God sent His Only Begotten Son to search after those who are sick
and
agonizing in their souls and wallowing in their emotional hurts. He has
come
from heaven to bind the wounds and apply the Balm of Gilead to heal the
wounds
of the broken hearted. He came to this world to release man from the
captivity
of circumstances and emotional entanglements. Jesus came to make man
free from
all that binds him to conflicts and hatred. He came to open the eyes of
the
blind and to pull them out of the dungeons of this world and its
systems. Today
we have the privilege to be healed, released and pulled out of our
dungeons if
only we approach Jesus and ask Him to take over our situations.
Dear friend, is your life one of heartaches, frustrations and
despair? Are you suffering from the atrocities the world has committed against
you? Are you broken-hearted because of the selfish acts of those around you?
Are you made blind by the Vanity Fair with its possessions, positions, prestige
and prominence that it offers? Are you a prisoner of your circumstances, your wrong
commitments and priorities in life? Have you reached a stage of hopelessness in
life? But there is cure for all your hurts and ways for a release from your bondage.
If your circumstances engulfed you in a straight from which you find it impossible
to get out, go to Jesus who is the greatest Liberator the world has ever seen.
He comes to you and offers cure for all your emotional, spiritual and social
ills. His death on the cross of Calvary has opened the panacea for all your
ills. He will make you free from all bondage and all that besets you. He will
rebuild your broken life to give you purposefulness. He will remove despair and
put hope and strength in you to make you accomplish all that He wants with your
life. He will then give you spiritual freedom to touch the lives of the broken
hearted people around you. So there is no need for you to panic or wallow over
your broken heart. Meet Jesus today and get matters settled with Him so that
you will be able to enjoy the new life of heaven on earth. Today Jesus offers
wholeness and healing of your broken heart and shattered emotions.
Psalms 34:18 – The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and
saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Thought for Today
The touch of the Great Physician is sufficient to heal us of
all our emotional and spiritual hurts.
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord Jesus: Help me to surrender my broken heart to You
for Your touch of healing and wholeness. Amen!
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