Brokenness

God doesn’t despise our brokenness. He doesn’t look down on us when we are

hurting. He doesn’t think less of us because we are broken. God loves the

broken. He offers healing to the hurting. God is a comfort in times of

trouble and sorrow. God doesn’t despise us when we are broken. He is there

to help. He offered His love to us while we were still sinners, as it says

in Romans 5:8, God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were

still sinners, Christ died for us. He knows how broken and messed up we

can be, but He is still there for us. Because God loves us so much, He let

Himself be broken so that we could be whole (1 Corinthians 11:24). When you

are feeling broken, you don’t have to be ashamed. You don’t have to turn

away from God; you can turn toward Him. You can ask Him for help and

healing. You can know that, even in your brokenness, He loves you just as

much as ever. So many times in the Bible, we are reminded of how much God

cares for the broken. In Matthew 11, Jesus tells the weary and burdened to

come to Him for rEsther Even though our sin separated us from God, He came in

Jesus so that we could be forgiven and brought near to Him. God doesn’t

despise our brokenness, and He loves us always. We can count on Him to be

there for us through all the hard times, as the Bible reassures us that He

loves us no matter how broken we are. Bethany Acker Have you ever felt

broken? When we are in pain, we often feel alone. But Jesus identifies

with us in our brokenness. He knows what it’s like to be human. He was

broken…for us. When we come to Jesus, we’re coming to someone who

understands our pain. He looks at us with deep compassion. He feels our

sorrows as His own, and He holds us. And one day, all brokenness will be

healed in the light of His presence. As we wait for that day, we can bring

all our brokenness to Jesus. How might knowing that God doesn’t look down

on us when we are hurting make it easier for us to come to Him? Come to

me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I [Jesus] will give you rEsther

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

Read Verses:

Romans 5:6-Romans 5:8; Matthew 11:28; Psalm 34:17-Psalm 34:18