He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 NIV
Healing the Broken-hearted
Canadian tennis pro Leylah Fernandez offered condolences to the victims of the car-ramming attack that left 11 dead and dozens more injured in Vancouver this past April. The 22-year-old athlete from Laval, Que., says she was “absolutely devastated to hear about the death of my fellow Canadian-Filipinos” during the Lapu Lapu celebration. “My heart goes out to the families and the communities of the fallen victims,” Fernandez said in a video shared with her 350,000 Instagram followers.”
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There is much in this world that breaks our heart. Jesus gives to His people great compassion – after all, when we put our faith in Him, he softened our heart, replacing our heart with His. We need to pray that we will see others through His eyes, so that we can love like He loves, serve like He serves and be just as He is just. Through us, He wants to touch the hearts of the hurting and bring about healing. The Psalmist understood this, and so wrote, in Psalm 147:3: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Look at the life of Jesus. As He ministered to others, over and over again, he healed their broken hearts. In the Beatitudes, he taught “blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall be comforted.” One of the most beautiful things about Jesus is that He heals those who are aware of their deepest needs. When we bring those needs to Him, we experience His healing work, deep within. Whatever is breaking your heart right now, turn it over to Jesus. You will experience His peace, His healing, His hope. He loves you, broken heart and all, and He will bind up your wounds.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley