Putting your best foot forward (3/4)

Have you ever said or thought to yourself, “I wish I had someone I could talk to, I mean really talk to who would truly understand, someone who wouldn’t judge me or think less of me”? The Lord is that person! Not only does He see what is going on inside your head and your heart, He knows what to do about it.

It’s like a dark basement in a house where things are put away; put away from your vision and hopefully from your mind. You don’t want to go there. It makes you feel uncomfortable and uneasy. You don’t want anyone else to go there either – I mean look at the clutter and the cobwebs. What would they think!!! You don’t trust these places in your heart with just anyone, and you shouldn’t. But there is One you can completely trust. He will not break that which is already bruised. He will not snuff out the dying ember. (Isaiah 42:3)

Jesus said this about Himself in Luke 4:18-19 (NKJ):

The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.

Here is verse 18 in the Amplified version:

The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity]

Whatever is holding you captive, whatever has caused brokenness in your life, bring it to Jesus. He will set you free. He will heal your brokenness.

(Meditate on Psalm 34 and come back tomorrow for the conclusion.)