Hope for the Broken

Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. (Psalm 71:20)

The Psalmist here conveys the one feeling that keeps believers going even when they face bitter troubles in their earthly sojourn - HOPE. 

The world is filled with broken people. Every one of us tries to avoid the things that involve pain, suffering, and sorrow. Some of us are better at hiding it than others, but if we’re honest, we all have shame. We’ve all been damaged in one way or another. 

Millions of people all over the world are searching for a ray of hope. 

I recently heard a desperate person say that in the midst of her suffering and pain, the only thread of hope she could find was to repeat over and over the name, JESUS.

Thankfully, our God is a God of restoration.

So, poor hurting soul, I offer to you the handiwork of Our Lord Jesus Christ. His message is alive and well in the hearts of countless numbers of His followers around the globe. His voice is demonstrated with every helping hand reached out to the desperate all around us. 
His message is seen in every soup kitchen, homeless shelter, and act of Christian charity. His life can be seen in the kind eyes and generous hearts of His devoted followers. 

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise  him, my Savior and my God”  (Psalm 42:5 NIV).

Isaiah spoke about Jesus hundreds of years before Jesus' birth. Isaiah put it this way,

 "A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out" (Isaiah 42:3).

Jesus came to bring hope to the world. Hope is so often in short supply in our world. Fear and negativity can cloud our vision of the future. Jesus has come for those whose hope is failing.

Matthew quoted him,...
 "He will not crush those who are weak, or quench the smallest hope, until he brings full justice with his final victory. And his name will be the hope of all the world" 
(Matthew 12:20-21).

His name is not only the hope of the world at large. He is the hope for the weakest and smallest person. He is the hope for us all. He takes us, weak as we are, and builds on the smallest glimmer of hope.

No matter what we face today, Jesus is our HOPE. Even if we're weak and our hope is small, He has come to give us a bright picture of tomorrow. We can rest in that.

So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. 
(Romans 15:13)

We as believers in Jesus Christ can continually hope that God who has called us into fellowship with him through his son will surely deliver us, though we see troubles, many and bitter in our lives too.

We followers of Christ can offer HOPE  because of one man, one God, one Lord. 
- Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Jesus desires to enter into our brokenness and bring wholeness to all areas of life. He wants to restore the places where our sin has brought pain or lessened our joy. 

When Jesus walked the earth, He was “full of the Holy Spirit” (Luke 4:1). 

He fulfilled His Father’s purpose to heal the sick, give sight to the blind, and heal the brokenhearted.

Without God, there can be no hope, no joy, no peace, and no true love. Without God, the world is bankrupt. And without His perfect love, the broken pieces of our lives will never be put back together.

You're not the only one who feels alone in your brokenness. Invite God to enter into your brokenness; He promise to bring peace and healing.

So invite Him into your brokenness. He wants to make you whole again.

Today's Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father,
I invite You to come into the area of my life that has been completely shattered. Heal me, restore me, and give me the joy and peace that only You can bring. Amen.