He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
His understanding is beyond comprehension!—Psalm 147:3-5 (NLT)
Gracious God,
You alone know and understand the brokenness in the depths of my heart—so to whom can I bring my broken heart for healing, but to You?
By Your absolute power and
understanding, You count the stars of Your own creation and call each one by
name—yet You choose to set Your compassionate love and affection on us.
You are intimately
familiar with every wound I carry—every hurt, every pain, every injustice,
every disappointment and worldly betrayal—and You know how the enemy has tried
to scar my heart permanently with each one.
Only You are infinite in Your
understanding and hold the mighty power to heal my heart—to bind up every wound
left by the evil of this fallen world.
Even when I cannot
understand myself—when I am at a loss to explain my own thoughts, words or
actions—You understand me altogether perfectly and love me completely, in spite
of my sin—and You desire to bring me back to wholeness again.
How I need for You to remove
from me any self-serving thoughts or motives, so You can become the center of
all my desires—and so I might then begin to comprehend better who You are—and who
You have made me to be in Christ.
You alone know and understand the brokenness in the depths of my heart—so to whom can I bring my broken heart for healing, but to You?
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
