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He Heals the Brokenhearted
Andrea Lende • October 13, 2020
Psalm 147:3
He Heals the Brokenhearted
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Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows.”
There are so many heartaches in this world.
Trials and difficulties are a part of our everyday life.
Sometimes they seem more like the norm than the exception.
However, our Lord is our saving grace.
His promise is to save us.
Heal us.
Mend our broken hearts.
He is our hope.
Even when all seems wrong in our world, the Lord is God of all and His will is perfect.
His plan is perfect.
As I spend time in His Word and in His presence, my spirit is tended to.
He pours His mercy over me.
His grace is lavishly given to me.
He heals my hurts and binds up my wounds.
He strengthens my soul.
He changes my heart.
His love is sufficient to right all the wrongs.
His love covers all.
The next two verses in this psalm reveal His vastness – His greatness.
“He determines and counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names.”
“Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless.”
Our great God is God of everything seen and unseen.
I know that I don’t really know how great and wonderful our Lord truly is.
I am thankful to be able to sit at His feet and bask in His great love for me.
How can He be this kind of love for every human being?
I do not know.
But I do know He is.
He is the Great I AM.
Today I choose to sit at the feet of the Great I AM and be healed of all brokenness in my mind, body, and spirit.
May you find that He is available for healing all that hurts in your body, mind, and spirit.
Daily Prayer:
O Lord, my God, thank You for, once again, showing me that You heal the brokenhearted. You heal our pain everywhere it hurts. You heal our minds. You heal our bodies. You heal our hearts that are hurting. Thank You, Lord, for Your healing power through Your Holy Spirit. May we sit at Your feet and be made well in Your presence. May Your grace and mercy flood our souls. May Your love fill our spirits, Lord, so that we may be of use to You. As our wounds are healed by You, we praise Your Name! As our hearts are sewn back together by Your love, we become lovely. You are the God of the universe and God of my heart. Keep my eyes on You, Lord. When all seems awry on this planet, keep my eyes on You. Ready me for Your service. Send me where You will. Help me be Your servant as the pains of this world grow increasingly worse. Send me with Your balm that will heal the hurting. Help me bless someone this day. Thank You for hearing my prayer.
Answer: My Spirit heals all who are in need of healing and will accept My love.
Response: Help me fully accept Your love and healing, Lord.
We start a New Year! How exciting! Paul had just finished telling the Ephesians to put off their old nature. They had been run around by their feelings and desires. He told them to be renewed in their spirit. The Amplified Bible defines this to be “having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude.” As we say goodbye to this year, let us put on the new and leave the old behind. We have an opportunity to reflect on what to bring forward into this New Year.
This is a great message for the New Year. We can be in control of our own words. As a mother, I used to tell my children to use their words to explain what was happening in their minds. I tried to help them find the right words. Words that would help the situation and not make it worse. I must do the same thing when talking to them. It’s important to use words that do not damage their spirits. Words that lift up instead of tear down. Even though my children have grown, I still want to be careful how I speak to them because my worlds will impact them for the rest of their lives.
As we approach the New Year, it is a perfect time to take inventory of what part of our lives, our hearts, and our souls are not bearing fruit. What can we give up as this year comes to a close? What do we need to give to the Lord for His cleansing and pruning? The answers to these questions take time. Time with the Lord. We are creatures of routines and habits which serve us well. But we can also change our routines and habits to serve us and the Lord better. So, we can ask God to show us what He wants us to give up so that He can have more of us.
I cannot think of a better verse to meditate on as we approach the New Year. Jesus said, "the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]." For so many years I believed I had to wait to go to heaven to experience the kingdom of God. I have longed to step into heaven and meet the Lord and His Son. However, as we read the Gospels and study Jesus and all that He said, we begin to understand the kingdom of God is all around us. The kingdom of God is within.
Paul wrote to the Colossians and told them he was praying for them. He prayed they would be refreshed, renewed, and invigorated. He also prayed they would be strengthened. May his prayer be heard by the Lord God Almighty on our behalf today just as it was received two thousand years ago. God is the Source of all things beautiful and wonderful. There is no shortage of renewal, refreshment, or inspiration in His kingdom. And as the Creator of this universe, He continues to pour all good things into His people. Paul wrote that refreshment and strength are needed so we may have endurance.
This verse is the perfect verse to reflect on as Christmas comes to a close. The Lord sent His Son to us. He sent Him to this world as a babe. Jesus was given the task of growing up. A difficult one for all of us. He endured the awkward stages we all go through as we grow past them. I look back at old picture and cringe, yes, I cringe. This life provides plenty of opportunities to feel awkward and just plain weird, but our Father loves us as though we are perfect every day of our lives. This is why Jesus came. He came to make us perfect in God’s sight.
God made Himself flesh so He could take away the sins of the world. The story of the very first Christmas was humble, yet the most powerful and loving birth ever recorded in history. All humanity changed in an instant. When Jesus was born, love filled the earth. Love came down and lifted us up. The angels came to tell the shepherds of this beautiful birth. The stars in the heavens also told the story. As we do all tasks that we do to ensure a beautiful Christmas day, may we remember the miracle that God sent long ago. The miracle of all miracles.
The first Christmas was going to be documented, so that it could be read many times over for all Christmas’ to come. It was also documented so the prophecy of the Messiah’s birth would be known to be fulfilled. Prophets of old foretold Jesus would come from the house of David. They also prophesied that He would be born in Bethlehem. And all this came to pass. Even though Jesus would be known as a Nazarene, His beginning began in Bethlehem. God’s divine plan was set in motion with the first census while Mary was at the end of her pregnancy.
What a wonderful passage to read during Christmas week. Our passage touched my heart as I read it through the lens of Jesus’ birth. “It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself.” We have so much to be thankful for in these few short words, “restoring the world to favor with Himself.” So undeserved and yet so graciously given. We are offered favor with the Lord. Imagine having favor with the almighty God, the Creator of the universe. Jesus chose to leave heaven’s door where all was perfect. He chose to be born into this dusty messy world.
Jesus had just spoken to a fig tree and deemed it unworthy to live because it had no fruit on it. His disciples were amazed when they saw the fig tree wither and die. Then the Lord talked to them about prayer and belief. He told them that whatever they asked for, if they had the faith and belief, they would receive it. I remember the day I started hearing music and lyrics. I had just bowed my head at the piano and asked if the Lord would bless praise and worship music. As soon as I prayed that prayer, the Lord bestowed the gift of song writing upon me.