*Text: Psa. 147: 3*
“He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.”
Psalm 147 is a call to praise God for His many acts of wonder in our lives. God is awesome and most worthy of our praise, this Psalm goes ahead to give us reason why we should praise God and among the reason given is that God heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds. It is so good to know that our God is a healer, a healer per excellence, an extra-ordinary healer who does not just heals physical ailments but also heals emotionally and spiritually as well. That certainly is great news!! The best of doctors in this world will be able to treat and by their treatment bring healing to some physical ailments only. No human doctor can heal the soul, no human doctor can heal the pain in the heart, no human doctor can heal a broken heart, but our God can heal all physical ailments and can also heal the soul from any affliction and pain, He can heal the broken hearted alleluia!!!!
A broken heart is an injury in the heart that brings about emotional pain which can later lead to physical and spiritual pain as well. It is a wound that is not physically visible, not even to the best x-ray machines in the world, yet it is much more painful and agonizing than any physical pain you may think of. We have phycologist all over the world who are trained and try their best to bring healing to the broken hearted, but their best effort is never adequate to permanently cure anyone of a broken heart. The effect of a broken heart not treated is equally terrible and highly undesirable ranging from depression to mental problems and at its very worst even suicide. Many have been permanently placed on sedatives to solve the problem of insomnia caused by a broken heart and some are permanently on drugs to give them some form of emotional stability.
People become broken hearted for many reasons – including but not limited to the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, indebtedness, marital issues, parental issues and many more. The truth of the matter is that reasons for a broken heart are so much that everyone at some point or the other in their lives are at risk, especially when we easily get emotionally attached to things and to people.
The good news however that we see from our text is that the Almighty God, our God heals the broken hearted and when the heart is broken beyond repairs He can carry out a heart transplant as well. Human beings are capable of wounding one another greatly, God however is incapable of wounding us, instead He offers us a safe haven to rest from the wounds that the world and others inflict on us. That is so reassuring and comforting.
Are you broken hearted? Do you have that feeling that your life is falling apart and you feel so helpless to stop the tide? Are you at the brink of an emotional breakdown? You can turn to God today and hand over to Him those thorny issues of your life that has injured you emotionally. He will take them away and bind up your wounds and heal your broken heart and you will become free again to live the joyous, peaceful life that He desires for you to live. Shalom
Prayer Points
1. Father I give you praise for your many acts of wonder in my life, thank you for healing me physically, spiritually and emotionally as well.
2. Father please deliver me from problems or situations that will make me to be broken hearted in Jesus name.
3. Father I pray for all within my family who are broken hearted please heal them and bind up their wounds in Jesus name
4. Father as I continue my journey on this side of eternity, things will not go bad for me in Jesus name.
5. Father whatever is working against me, let the tide turn in my favor in Jesus name
