How are you feeling today?
Grief and sorrow are heavy burdens to bear. It’s tiresome, draining, and plain old makes you weary. The emotional and physical toll it takes on our minds and bodies is immense.
The Bible says in Isaiah 53 that God understands and He cares.
Listen to what God says in verses 4-6. “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”
Jesus came into the world and experienced grief and sorrow like no other. What He suffered while dying for our sins on the cross is without compare. Jesus did that because He loved us. He loves you; He loves me. He did it to save us from our sin.
Author Babbie Mason says this in the Women of Faith Devotional Bible notes on healing. “What is your desperate situation? Your solution is Jesus, the Healer of broken hearts, bodies, and spirits. Now is the time to seek Him for the answer you need. Then obey Him. Your answer is just a prayer away.”
Sometimes we make more sorrow for ourselves. We get lost in our grief and pain and shut the world out. We shut God out. But God is waiting for you to turn to Him in your grief and pain. Jesus, God the Son, was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. But He also conquered death and its sting when He went to the cross and then rose up victorious.
Trust Him for victory in your life today. He loves you. He really does.
Remember, I am praying for you.
In Jesus’ love,
Susan
