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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  HIDING FROM THE HEALER

I can remember as a child hiding from my mom when I got scraped up when playing outside. Because she would put that red liquid pain in a bottle on my wounds to prevent infection. The disinfectant always worked and in a couple of days all would be well. The pain a distant memory.

Other times my brother or I would go running with something as small as a bug bite begging for a band aid. Because the band aid called attention to our wound that was nothing. We wanted sympathy or pity.

Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

This verse has two-fold meaning. We were wounded spiritually before we were born. Adam and Eve sinned and all of mankind was born wounded. Jesus is the answer to our spiritual sin sickness. Yet how long did we run from the healer? He was trying to disinfect our soul. But we ran because the pain of change seemed too big.

But when we gave in and allowed him, he cleansed us in his blood. He not only took stripes to redeem our soul from hell. But his stripes were for our physical healing and emotional healing.

I have met people who have walked through some horrific things in life. I myself have walked through depression and grief. But I’ve learned most of the time not to run from the healer. It is better to pour out all the pain in those sobbing prayers that only God can understand. He has the cure. He can pour in the oil and the wine of his spirit to heal us.

After tragedy most people can find healing and move on with their lives. Emotional pain can come in lots of forms. But even when wounds have healed sometimes there are scars left behind.

We will be able to share our story to help other to know that they can be healed. Walking through painful things develops compassion in us. We can sympathize with someone in a similar situation. However, we must guard our lives against those who are just wanting a band aid. They want sympathy and pity. This is a form of manipulation. The person may not be aware they are manipulating you, but then again they maybe.

Many years ago, I tried to help a woman that was new to our church. She had multiple issues because of bad choices in the past. Over three or four months I spent countless hours on the phone with her letting her talk about her problems. Nothing changed, because she had not really changed. I realized the reason she was attending church. She thought if she gave her life to Jesus that he would bring her husband back to her. It was her attempt at getting her way and Jesus knew her motives.

She had tried begging, faking attempted suicide, manipulating her children to beg him to come back. Everything you could think of she tried. But she told the people at church she was trying to move on and pick up the pieces. But deep down she wanted God to bring her husband home. God would not do that because of free will. The man was determined to never return.

She didn’t come to Jesus for salvation or for healing. She just wanted to show the community her wounds. It is sad she had the right answer, but wouldn’t let him make a true change and heal her.

Three things to take away from today’s devotional.

1. There is not a broke place God cannot heal within us if we fully give the hurt to him. We need to quit hiding from the healer.
2. People have free will, God will never override that will.
3. We need to learn who we can help and when someone is being manipulative. Like my example: I wasted months of time, one of our most precious assets. I am learning to listen to God’s leading and not be drawn in by compassion. It’s ok to walk away from people. We cannot help people who do not want to be helped. Because they are truly hiding from the healer.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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