Healing and Grace

 We live in a world full of broken people. Some may be just a little bit worn and battered while others are completely shattered. Some may have visible wounds while others may have them hidden away -  but in those dark places they're tormented by an enemy who wants to destroy them and everyone in their path.

Some are deceived into believing lies and their wounds continue to bleed sometimes spilling out onto others.

Imagine if we could all see each others wounds.

Would we be more willing to offer kindness, would grace flow more abundantly?

Hurting people hurt people.

When we understand that we see others through different lenses. And we're able to love like we're called to love.

What if we made grace our focus? What if we saw others as wounded when they lash out? What if instead of insisting on our own way, demanding that we're "right" we focus on being right with God?

Isn't it more important to be right with God than it is to be right? And when we're right with God we're loving Him and loving others, just like His word tells us to do.

Let grace be abundant in this hurting world that is in such desperate need of it.

Some of us have scars.

A scar is a wound that has healed and we have a Healer who wants to bind up those wounds. Maybe we should stop trying to hide our scars and let them be a visible reminder of His grace.

Even in Jesus' new resurrected body His wounds were visible. He pointed them out to those who doubted saying "touch them" to prove He was who He said He was.

Jesus took our punishment. He was wounded for us. So that we can experience His healing, God's grace.

Let Him heal your wounds and let your scars offer a reminder of His grace to those so desperate for it.

Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

What if our kindness changed the heart of those who were wounded and led them to Jesus?

That's our purpose friends, that's our calling.