+DEV+ Give Your Pain To Jesus

Date: August 19, 2013 11:19 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Give Your Pain To Jesus

Give Your Pain To Jesus

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." (1 Peter 2:24)

Scripture Focus: Psalm 55

In 1990 Barbara Johnson wrote a book titled, "Pain is Inevitable, But Misery is Optional, So Stick A Geranium In Your Hat and Be Happy!" It's a crazy title by a very funny woman, but this was, in actuality, an open window into her soul. She had encountered her share of pain and found she could survive in the midst of it through God's grace. There will always be pain, or the possibility of it, in our lives. This is the reality of our broken humanity. The Psalmist, David, often wrote about it as he tried to understand its purpose. In Psalm 55 alone he speaks of the enemy, the wicked, suffering, anger, anguish, death and storms.

However, equal reality is that we can give our pain to our Savior, Jesus. He is the One who carried our "wounds" on the Cross. And it is through His triumph over Satan that sin and death have been conquered! Let His words speak into your pain today: "I have come that they might have life and have it to the full" (John 10:10). His words hold true in the inevitable agonies of life, bringing hope into misery.

Insight: Written to believers being persecuted for their faith, Peter's words give us hope: "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).




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