Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, (Isaiah 61:1 NIV)

Taste and see His healing for the Lord IS Good!

I just visited my father’s gravesite for the first time. He passed away a year and a half ago already. I understand he isn’t at his graveside. But it was nice to go and find some time with the Lord to pray about what was on my heart near Father’s Day with the Lord’s nature all around and the whisper of His heart in my spirit. Wow. what peace. I cried but not tears for myself………….oh, I have had them, tears of hurt, sadness, grief, questions and just plain missing him……at times still do………That’s all natural too. This time, though, were tears of cleansing. You see, I have now tasted the freedom of God over the last 10 years of many things in my life that were painful for me, at times immobilizing, but now I understand God doesn’t want that for us. Life is hard and life throws you around at times but the Lord, wants us to live victoriously in His strength and through His eyes. And trust me, His eyes look so differently at people and circumstances than our eyes. The Bible says his thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. So true. But the good news is, Jesus was sent to bind up the brokenhearted and for all to be healed through His blood. He was sent to proclaim freedom for the captives and release everyone out of their own prisons. Anyone dealing with a prison right now? Of hate? bitterness? unforgiveness? addiction? or grief you can’t work through? how about depression or anger? Those are just some prisons that God doesn’t want his beautiful people to be ruled by. I sat at my dad’s gravesite to thank the Lord for all the years I did have with my father. Not the ones I didn’t. I sat and prayed for the rest of my family to see the Lord’s goodness in their lives. I thanked Him for what I learned through my father and hopefully will continue to pass on to my children and grandchildren. I thanked Him for life and healing and the blessing of my father and I didn’t cry grief or why or out of anger towards God. I have questions but God even deals with my questions which such tenderness, gentleness and clarification. That is healing. And He offers it to EVERYONE through Jesus. My prayer and desire……is that MANY will taste and see the goodness of God’s healing. That they will reach out and accept that Jesus died for them but not only to go to heaven but to live victoriously here on earth until we are called home to heaven or until the return of our Savior. Know that healing is there and waiting for you. Know that no emotional prison needs to continue in your life. Know that through Jesus, the one that was sent to bind the brokenhearted, you too can taste freedom that you might have never thought possible.

Blessings to all!

Kelly