𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

 

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Today, we come before the throne of grace to allow the Lord to touch the hidden places of our hearts—the anger we’ve carried, the fears we’ve buried, the wounds we’ve guarded. 

The God we serve is not distant; He is near to the broken and the contrite.

Let these opening Scriptures from the King James Version anchor our hearts and remind us of His promise to heal what is torn within:

𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟰𝟳:𝟯  — “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”

𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟯𝟰:𝟭𝟴 — “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝟲𝟭:𝟭 — “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.”

𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟱𝟭:𝟭𝟳 — “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”

These verses declare that our Father does not turn away from our pain—He draws near, binds up what is broken, and welcomes the honest cry of a wounded soul. Jesus Himself echoed this mission, coming to heal the brokenhearted and set the captives free. 

As we proceed, let us pray with open hearts, trusting that the Lord who avenges rightly, who renews our spirits, and who despises not the contrite will meet us here.

𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀:

1. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.

   → “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” (Romans 12:19)

2. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲.

   → “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)

3. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

   → “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed…” (James 5:16)  

4. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆—𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆.

   → “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.” (Matthew 26:38)

5. 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

    → “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” (Psalm 51:17)  

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗗 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗸𝘂