Are there times in your life that you feel there is no hope? Your circumstances are so heavy that they are weighing you down and it's hard to stand up. I have been there. I know it's not easy to hold your head up and move forward. Those times in our lives have us pushed down, so bent over that we are unable to see that there is hope for us. Our bodies are weak as well as our spirits.
I have good news for you. In Luke 13:10-16 we read of a crippled woman who was healed after 18 years of being bent over. In verse 12 Jesus sees this woman, and he sees us too. He knows exactly where we are and what we are in need of. We too can be set free from whatever has us bent over.
Jesus then calls for this woman to come to him. There are times when Jesus has to call me to come to Him. This is where I can find rest and peace in him. We just have to be willing to go to him when he calls. Lastly, Jesus heals this woman. He laid hands on her and through his power she immediately straightened up and praised God! He told her she was set free! How comforting it is that we can go to Jesus, give him our burdens and know that we too can be healed. He can set us free!
Life is full of things that push us down and has us bent over. God did not design for us to live our lives like that. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to." When we are bent over with the weight of circumstances that fill our lives, we are looking down and are not able to see him or to give him praise and honor.
Our Lord sees us and knows our needs & wants us to go to him....to rest in his presence as he touches our lives. Through his power we can be healed and set free from many things.
Blessings
Stephanie
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