3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)
Thoughts: The context of this verse is that God considers the hurting, humble, and helpless. It is not the strong (the strength of the horse/legs of the warrior 147:10) who are necessarily blessed of God. God is the lifter of our hearts and heads. Others may pass by the wounded person by the side of the road- but God Himself is the Good Samaritan who stops and helps. A contrite and humble heart He will not despise. It is not just the broken in body that He heals- He also heals the brokenhearted. Many in our culture are brokenhearted. They have disobeyed God and gone their own way. They are alone and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. But the Good Shepherd goes after the straying and binds them, bringing them back into the fold. God Himself is the Good Shepherd who binds our wounds, and heals our hearts. Let us call out to Him in our times of sickness, loneliness, and sadness. When no other human being can help- in fact- when they may make it worse, God our Maker is also our Healer.
Prayer: Lord, you are the Great Physician. Bind my brokenness and make me whole.
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