Our God is so wonderful! When we experience the pain of a broken heart, He never too busy or too far away to say, "I know how you feel. It hurts, doesn't it." When we feel mortally wounded from the pain of hurtful words or a broken relationship, Jesus is near us, helping to mend our hearts and bind up our wounds. What an awesome God we have! Yet our God is so huge and sovereign that He can even relate to distant galaxies and starts (because He created them!) and even knows each one by name! How intimate God is with remote entities like stars!
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of stars and calls them each by name." (Psalm 147:3-4). How great is that! God is so near to us, yet also intimate with the farthest elements of the universe! It's impossible to comprehend how God can be both near and far at the same time!
Sometimes the only thing that can heal a broken heart is the Lord's tender and gentle touch. He comes just at the right time to soothe our pain and He gives us the miracle of healing. Often we want to nurse our wounds and take care of ourselves on our own, but how much better it is when we allow God to do the mending. Our wounds can heal so much faster with His love and care. Just as God calls the stars each by name, He is also calling each one of us by name. Whether or not we have broken hearts, God knows exactly what our hearts need. Let's give Him our hearts today and always, whether we feel Him near or far!
Until next time, make it a blessed day,
Pastor Ellen
5 comments:
Thank you for a most lovely post. :)
Sometimes we need a reminder that He does, indeed, feel our pain with us.
Does this mean that people who believe in God are less likely to suffer from clinical depression?
Hello, my fellow Vancouverite!
No Zand, it just means that their faith and beliefs may give them the comfort they need to go through it :-)
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Wow, I needed this word this morning -- thank you so very much! :)
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