I’m reading through some daily devotionals from Newel Hillis in his book called “Facts of the Matter”. Here’s his devotion for the 19th of February:
February 19: To Be Human Is To Be Wounded21
• By parents
• By the leaders of the team who picked you last
• By ungrateful children
• By the cutting remarks of your spouse
• By colleagues who are clawing their way up the ladder
The Lord Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me:
… To bind up the broken-hearted
• … To grant consolation and joy to those who mourn …
• An ornament of beauty instead of ashes:
• The oil of joy instead of mourning:
• The garment of praise … instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit …” (Isaiah 61:1–3—NAS)
“TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE WOUNDED” … That is true—but,
Whatever your wound …
Whatever your disappointment …
Whatever your fear …
The Great Physician, who himself was deeply wounded, now waits to bring you healing …
If you will let him.[1]
Blessings,
Tony Hodge-Williams
21 Rebecca Pippert, Hope Has Its Reasons
[1] Newell Dwight Hillis, Facts of the Matter: Daily Devotionals (WORDsearch, 2000).
