Morning by Morning, August 5 - “Near to the Brokenhearted”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of my heart and every moment of my day. ...
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” (Psalm 34:17-19 ESV).
You know every place where our hearts are broken, where our spirits are crushed. You know every moment when our hope is fading, when our faith is struggling.
You know and You care. You move and You act. You draw near and You save; You lift up and You heal. You deliver us out of all our afflictions, as You remind us You’re with us in all our battles.
As David expressed in that same Psalm of laying his heart bare before You and making his needs known to You without trying to hide them from You:
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.... This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles” (v. 4, 6).
You saw and cared. You heard and answered. And You gave him the confidence of this Promise:
“Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed” (v. 5).
“The Lord redeems the life of His servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned” (v. 22).
Thank You for seeing and hearing. Thank You for moving and acting, redeeming our sufferings, as You draw near to heal and to save--healing the brokenhearted and saving the crushed in spirit. Thank You for giving us grace to keep looking up to You from every place in our hearts that are broken and every place in our spirits that are crushed--even “radiant” with the Light of Your Glory shining in the midst of every dark place You’re bring us through (v. 5).
With that same heart of David that keeps looking to You and trusting in You, knowing You will always come through,
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together!” (v. 1-3)
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may your face be radiant as you look to the Lord and shine with the Light of His Glory through every battle, as He heals you wherever you're brokenhearted and saves you wherever you're crushed in spirit, in Jesus' name. Amen. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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