This life....well it’s very challenging isn't it? The last couple weeks I've been reading about Jesus…how He came here with a focus of salvation…how He conveyed His message with the Hope of being able to overcome this world and the evil in it. His heart cried out to the people, especially those hurting, physically or mentally.
He knows that when we fight with our words or desperately try to defend ourselves that there is pain…sometimes very deep pain. Just as Jesus had people voice their physical ailments, He wants us to voice our broken hearts to Him.
Today, I want to offer hope for all of us with broken hearts. Imagine with me, Jesus… standing over us just as He did with Simon Peter's mother-in-law as she burned up with fever.
“Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother‑in‑law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.”
~Luke 4:38, 39 (NIV)
Jesus could've healed her from the doorway, but He chose to get close. Not only that, but He bent down close to her and offered healing. He offers us that healing, He bends over us and He gently whispers, "I've taken this all for you, I've paid the price and now I am your defender. But, you must let go."
I just want to encourage you to continue on this journey of love, but also to realize that when we love the way He does, it does open the door for rejection and hurt. But the good news is that as we abide in Him, our Protector has our heart in His hands and He knows and understands our pain on a very personal level. He wants to bring healing to our hearts and to restore what has been lost if we will let Him.
I pray for all of us, for courage and strength as we fulfill the New Law in love.
~Jeri Heintz
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