Jesus Enters into Our Pains and Delivers Us

Pain and heartache have a way of isolating people. When you are in pain or hurting, you will always think that you are the only one going through it. That's what the devil wants you to think because if he can cause you to leave the Body of Christ, you will then become an easy target. The fact is that many others are also going through similar situations although on the surface it really doesn't look like it. That's why the Lord tells me not to look at appearances as they can be deceiving. The Lord searches much deeper within through the way things appear; He is looking into our hearts. Beneath that facade or that smiling face is a heart that is hurting so badly yet no one sees or knows. How much more painful and lonely can it get?

Dear brothers and sisters, be encouraged that the Lord knows. When you come to God, you can be sure He understands and can identify with your pain. Afterall He has suffered the greatest pain in history when He turned His back on His only beloved Son on the cross. Besides, Jesus took all our sins, heartaches, pain, diseases and every vile thing when He died on the cross. Be it a loss of loved ones, health, relationship, baby, career, money, time or anything, Jesus has been there before. He weeps with you when you weep (John 11:35). In the story of Lazarus' death, even though Jesus would be raising Lazarus in a short while, He still wept when He saw the Jews weeping.

Jesus enters into our pains and then He delivers us. He always has the power to deliver us. Even if it is not a real loss but it's just your fear, confusion, disappointment or a hope deferred, Jesus alone can satisfy. For me, sometimes I was so disappointed and confused when what I believed has not come to pass yet, I don't even want an answer. I just want Jesus in those moments of great distress. It's like how a crying baby doesn't need to know what's bothering him, all he needs is the gentle touch and the comforting coos by his mummy. God's love alone can cure all our wounds, dispel all our fears and clear all our confusion. And for me, that's all I needed. How about you?