Wounds

This is a hard world. A world where, from a young age, children learn to hate without provocation, while others learn to either fight back or keep their heads down. A world where our childhood fears and troubles grow right along with us into adulthood. A world where some folks are out for themselves, stepping on anyone they have to in order to reach the top of whatever ladder it is they're climbing, and where some folks are fighting just to survive another day, week, year.

It's been said nobody gets out of here alive; certainly none of us will escape unharmed.  Wounds -- physical, emotional, spiritual -- are the price of admission, and the price will be paid by each of us.

We read in Scripture about a Great Physician, who heals the sick, give sight to the blind, makes the lame walk, gives life to the dead, and forgives sin. Yet, somewhere along the way, many of us have decided that some wounds run too deep to find real healing.We have this idea that we, somehow, are uniquely troubled; that we must find a way to heal ourselves before we present ourselves to the Father.

But not only do we not need to fix our own brokenness, the truth is, it simply can't be done. Jesus said,  

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
    For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek
    For they shall inherit the earth. (Mt 5:3-5)

He's not looking for people who have it all together; He wants those who understand they don't. It doesn't matter what you've done in the past, who you were, or who you think you are. It doesn't matter, to Jesus, what others think of you, or how others treat you. He made you. He loves you. He sacrificed Himself in one of the most painful ways possible just to bring you near to Him. And you think that, somehow, you are too broken? If Jesus can raise the dead, and make saints of prostitutes and tax collectors, He can handle your baggage, too.

You are broken... and that's exactly where you need to be. Now, seek healing.