Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Today's Thought: The Lord will not despise our brokenness if we come unto Him.
Here's a story:
One day a beautiful, but very troubled little girl came through the door of my day nursery. The little girl was nonverbal and had very little control. Whenever somebody approached her, she became violent for long periods and ended up in a fetal position on the floor crying out. I found myself praying for her day in and day out. As months rolled on, I began to bond with this child that no one wanted. She and I worked very hard taking one step forward and four steps back. During our rocking time I sang "Jesus Loves Me." She always settled down and became very still at the melody. Though she never spoke, peace seemed to fill her face as she listened to the song. One day after a very long battle I held my special girl to again calm her fears and pain. In silence we rocked back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. Then she looked at me with tear-filled eyes and spoke for the first time, "Sing to me about that Man who loves me."When we are injured and broken, the Lord is a merciful God who will accept and embrace us with His love. What God is asking is a contrite and broken spirit where His Spirit can work in a slow, painful, but loving manner. When there is just a small flicker of light in our life, in our Christian service, the Lord is always willing to light that up and put our lives burning again.
We only need to come to the Lord for healing and lighting. There is an unlimited supply of mercy and grace from the Lord. Let us just open our hearts for the working of the Lord in our lives. Let us ask for the oil that will keep our lamps burning until the day we finally go home.
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