I am the Lord who heals you.  
Exodus 15:26 NIV 

You can still feel it if you think about it hard enough: the searing pain that shocked your senses the first time you fell off your bike. Knees and elbows scraped down several layers of skin, and the wounds seemed too big to heal. Tears streamed down your face as your mom tried to ease the hurt with bandages. Stiff for a few days, you had difficulty bending in places near the injury as the scabs limited mobility. But in time, a new patch of pink, shiny skin stretched over the place of past trauma.  

It happens so naturally that you might just miss the miracle. God, who made your body, created a system to heal your wounds. You don’t even have to understand how it works. Your body just gets busy patching you back together whenever foreign invaders or injuries happen. But what about soul wounds—those injuries to your heart that leave you feeling torn and reeling in pain? The kind that can haunt you the moment you wake up. Are those too big to heal? Not in God’s care.  

The One who created your body to self-heal packs a supernatural power to restore your soul. Just like with your body, it’s a process that takes time. Instead of a bandage, you apply the truth of God’s love, protection, and provision for you, choosing belief instead of doubt. As you allow God’s love to wrap around your hurt, a miracle happens. New life begins to grow where old wounds once were. God seals those places with his grace, healing you by his love and freeing you to face whatever may come your way today.  

Lord, thank you for healing my heart. You know the pain that I carry and how I try every day to lean into your love. Hold me together, Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.  

- Jennifer Gerelds 

 

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