Isaiah 61:1 ’He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound…”

DAILY READING; Matthew 13:1-23; Leviticus 17-18; Proverbs 28

Ben Hogan is ranked as one of the greatest golfers and most accurate golf ball strikers in history. However Hogan was an enigma and a paradox.
He wasn’t popular with most of his fellow pro golfers. He had introverted personality and would hardly joke with the other players or talk to the spectators. He was aloof and was known as cold, uncaring and sometimes unfriendly.
His character could be traced back to an incident that had greatly marred his life as a young boy.
In his childhood Ben adored his dad, Chester Hogan. Chester was a quiet man who suffered terrible and lengthy bouts of depression. One day the quietness of the Hogan home was shattered by the deafening roar of a .38 pistol. The elder Hogan had deliberately shot himself in the chest. He lived another twelve hours, enough time for him to say regretfully, “I wish I hadn’t done it.” Ben was devastated by his father’s suicide.
That day, the bullet not only killed Ben Hogan’s father; it destroyed Ben’s childhood as well.
He had to struggle through poverty, pain and loneliness. As a child he had always been small for his age, and had to endure being picked on frequently. But as he worked hard he was able to finally make it to the world stage as a top golfer.
He could exude charm and charisma at times. But much of the time, especially while on the golf course, he was taciturn, withdrawn, and seemed to care almost nothing about what others thought about him. Many fans considered him a surly fellow and he was not much loved by fellow golfers. But what those people didn’t know was that his taciturn character, stemmed from his painful childhood, which kept deeply hidden in his heart.
As an adult he never mentioned his father’s suicide, but once in his seventies he did make reference to it for just a moment. As he spoke, tears formed in his eyes – sixty plus years later he was still deeply moved by the tragic loss of his father.

When we see people outwardly, we may never know the hidden scars and pain they carry about with them.
We may not know the reason why they are who they are today. Some people have passed through crushing and unbelievable experiences, which has made them bitter and wary of life.
One of the key reasons for the anointing upon Jesus was to heal the broken hearted.
In Jesus’ very first sermon, in Luke 4:18, He quoted Isaiah 61:1 which says “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound…”
Jesus Christ understands all our troubles, because He suffered troubles more serious than ours.
As He faced death in Gethsemane He said, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death.” The Bible says He’s “touched with the feelings of our infirmities,”.
Jesus not only suffered pain, He went to the Cross to ensure we never have to suffer pain. The Bible says “He Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.” He took our pain upon Himself!
God sent Jesus to deliver us from the hurt and heartaches of life. It is certainly God’s will to bring us healing and restoration. Psalm 147:3 says “God heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds” (MSG).
We need to cast our cares upon the Lord because He cares for us. No matter what we may pass through, out of the ashes, God is able to bring forth beauty.
In Jeremiah 30:15 [NIV] God asks His people, “Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure?” Then He answers, “But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds”
God is able to heal us of the past and give us a new beginning. In Christ Jesus old things are passed away and all things are become new.
We need to understand that God wants to repair the broken places in our lives and make us whole again.
Jeremiah 18:4 talks about the vessel of clay that the potter made but it was marred in his hand, so he made it again into another vessel, as seemed good to the potter. In verse 6, God says “As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand.”

Truly, God is the potter that is able to make us whole again. Even if your life has been messed up, God’s not finished with you yet! He has a greater and better plan for your life, taking you from where you are today, and moving you forward to a greater future.
As we expose the cracks and scars we bear, Jesus is able to walk us through the barrier of time and into our wounded past and help us deal with those issues.
Through Him, we can be healed from those inner wounds, hidden pains, and hurts, to experience real joy and peace.

If perhaps today, your heart is burdened over your health, finances,  children, spouse, siblings, family, relationship etc, it is time to roll every care over to the Lord.
Through prayers and thanksgiving let us make our requests known to Him. Instead of worrying let us learn to worship. As we abide in God’s Presence where there’s fullness of joy, certainly, pressures will be turned to pleasures and the spirit of heaviness will be replaced by the garment of praise.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for a fresh anointing of Your Spirit upon my life today. Please remove every spirit of heaviness from me and let Your peace, love and joy continually overflow my life in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.