We have Joy because Jesus Heals Our Psychological Wounds

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Ought to have been blog post 12/13/16

Scripture: Isaiah 35:3-4

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.  Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not.  Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”

Insights: Let me start with an apologize today for getting this blog out to you so late in the week.  In fact, you will be getting the remainder of the week today.  As a way of reminder, this week we are looking at the joy we have in Jesus.  One of the reasons we have joy in Jesus is because He heals our psychological wounds.  Notice with me the different words used in today’s verses.  Isaiah writes about those feeling exhausted, then those who are feeble.  He goes on to mention those with anxious hearts and fear.  Finally, he discusses those who desire vengeance on their enemies.  Every one of these words describe battles within the mind.  We wrestle through these issues in the mental realm.  Satan, our adversary, attacks us in our thought life and makes us dwell on each of these issues.  Every one of us have at one point or another battled through these various issues and yet through Jesus we are being promised encouragement instead of exhaustion.  We are given strength and are no longer feeble.  We are given courage when we are fearful and anxious.  God grants recompense when we desire vengeance.  The key factor to this healing comes in the last phrase of today’s verses, Jesus saves us.  In other words, when He saves us from our sin, He gives us His joy and enables us to find encouragement, strength, courage and biblical restitution.  This reality gives me great joy and allows me to walk in His healing of my psychological wounds.  Beloved, Jesus heals us of these wounds and gives us joy, but not for us to selfishly hoard to ourselves.  We ought to be spokesmen and women for the saving power of God’s grace.  Let me encourage you to look around you this day and give words of encouragement and not pain.  Help others to find the same healing you have received from Jesus.

Questions:

 1. What kind of psychological wounds are you bearing?

 2. Are you willing to surrender them to Jesus and let Him heal you?

Prayer: Father, thank You for healing my mental wounds.  Help me to not harbor resentment or hate toward others, but to rather think well of all people and to honor them.  Amen.

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