Sometimes people get broken, spiritually and emotionally wounded and hurt. What makes the difference between fatality and recovery?
Ps 34:18-22:
‘The LORD is close to
the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.’
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.’
God is able to deliver,
transforming pain into something
beautiful for His purposes. The
scars
might remain as reminders, but God wastes no pain.
So, He redeems and produces fruit out of our suffering and our wounds, conforming us to the likeness of Jesus the Son. Like the broken tree, the beauty of new life can be seen more readily at eye level, a more accessible viewpoint for others to experience. Through brokenness, character is put within the sights of a world in need of hope. The abundant life that flows from sharing in HIS sufferings offers a powerful witness, putting our history and HIStory within the reach of other broken people.
“For we know that in
all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called
according to his purpose. For those God
foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his
Son, that
he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And
those he predestined, he also called; those he called,
he also
justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” (Rom 8:28-30)
So, He redeems and produces fruit out of our suffering and our wounds, conforming us to the likeness of Jesus the Son. Like the broken tree, the beauty of new life can be seen more readily at eye level, a more accessible viewpoint for others to experience. Through brokenness, character is put within the sights of a world in need of hope. The abundant life that flows from sharing in HIS sufferings offers a powerful witness, putting our history and HIStory within the reach of other broken people.
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