Friday, November 5, 2010

Healing

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 

 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.


râphâ'  ... healed.  As in what a Dr. does.  It has a sister word - that at first glance looks more like a black sheep than a kindred spirit.  râphâh


And there we find words like: cease.  consume.  be still.


And that's what Jesus offers for our wounds:  The ceasing of carrying our heart-aches alone.  The consumption of our guilt and our failures.  And peace in who He is. 

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