Brokenness

Our world is broken. Broken homes, broken relationships, broken hearts. 

Even as I layed down to sleep tonight, I could hear shouting from the apartment above me, and then these words, “GET OUT!”  

There is only one remedy for our broken World. Found in a person. Found in Christ Jesus. The One who came into the world to save sinners. (1 Timothy 1:15) The One who will never cast out those who come to Him! (John 6:37) The One who was broken for us, for me, for you. 

Jesus from the cross would say, “Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” (Psalms 69:20, 21) 

If anyone understands brokenness, it is my Saviour, and thankfully, “He is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.” (Psalm 34:18) 

The words from the following song say it so well, 

I'm forgiven because you were forsaken

I'm accepted, you were condemned

I'm alive and well

Your spirit is within me

Because you died and rose again

Amazing love how can it be

That you, my king would die for me

Amazing love, I know its true

It's my joy to honor you

Amazing love how can it be?

That you, my king, would die for me

Amazing love, I know its true

Its my joy to honor you

In all I do I honor you

You are my king

You are my king

Jesus, You are my king

Jesus, You are my king

-Chris Tomlin 

Longings

Longings. We all have them, but to what or to whom do we turn to get them met? Unless we are looking to the Lord to meet our needs, we will be disappointed every time, “For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalms 107:9) Clara T. Williams understood this when she wrote these words in 1875, 

All my life I had a longing

For a drink from some clear spring,

That I hoped would quench the burning

Of the thirst I felt within.

Refrain:

Hallelujah! I have found Him

Whom my soul so long has craved!

Jesus satisfies my longings,

Through His blood I now am saved.

Feeding on the husks around me,

Till my strength was almost gone,

Longed my soul for something better,

Only still to hunger on.

Poor I was, and sought for riches,

Something that would satisfy,

But the dust I gathered round me

Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.

Well of water, ever springing,

Bread of life so rich and free,

Untold wealth that never faileth,

My Redeemer is to me.