Psalms 34:18 “The LORD is near to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
”Broken-hearted” and “crushed in spirit” describe many people experiencing our current quarantine regulations. For many years I have loved this verse as it has become so real to me while going through difficult times. It will be worth your while to work through the antiquated English of the following commentary by John Gill to gain some beautiful insight concerning heart aching times not only for now, but also for eternity.
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,.... Who are pressed and bore down with afflictions, by the sorrow of heart under which their spirits are broken, Pro 15:13; or with a sense of sin, and sorrow for it, for which their hearts smite them, and they are wounded by it, and broken with it: to these the Lord is "nigh"; not in a general way only, as he is to all men, being God omnipresent, but in a special manner; he comes and manifests himself to them in a gracious way, pours in the oil and wine of his love, and binds up their broken hearts; yea, comes and dwells with them: he does not pass by them and neglect them, much less make the breach worse; he does not break the bruised reeds, but he heals their breaches; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit; not in a legal, but in an evangelical way; who are humbled under a sense of sin, and melted down in true repentance, under a view of the love and grace of God; and are poor and mean in their own eyes: to these the Lord has respect; the sacrifices of a broken and contrite spirit are not despised by him, but accepted through faith in Christ; and such he saves with an everlasting salvation in him.” John Gill
May God be the one we rely on for today… and eternity.
All ladies and children are invited to my house Thursday, May 25th (there is no Bible study) at 12 noon for lunch. I will provide lunch for you— however if you prefer to bring your own lunch, that is fine. I’m looking forward to seeing you!
Wednesday evening June 24th, Caleb Suko will be doing a webinar on “Unhealthy Worry vs. Healthy Concern.” In order to be part of that event you need to register before it begins. If you tried to register last week but you weren’t sure if it went through, you can try again. I know mine didn’t actually work last week.
Here's a link to the page for registration for the webinar on Wed night https://mailchi.mp/sukofamily/unhealthy-worry-vs-healthy-concern-webinar