I have had a lot of bad days recently. Lots of pain. Not sleeping well at night. It has been tough and a bit discouraging. I wonder if all my days ahead will be filled with chronic pain coupled with fatigue.
Maybe that is why I ended up in Luke 4 this morning. I found comfort when Jesus went into the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath day and picked up the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and began to proclaim. [vs 16-21 HCSB]
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.”
Thank you, LORD, I am so blessed to have heard the good news when I was poor and needy with nothing to offer.
“He has sent Me to proclaim freedom to the captives .…”
Thank you, LORD, I am so blessed to be set free from the sins and guilt that held me captive.
“He has sent Me to proclaim … recovery of sight to the blind .…”
Thank you, LORD, I am so blessed because once I was blind to the things of God and now I see!
“He has sent Me … to set free the oppressed.”
Thank you, LORD, I am so blessed to have been set free from the oppression of my past, from the bondage of my dysfunction.
“He has sent Me … to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor.”
Thank you, LORD, I now live in the LORD’s favor, in Your grace and mercy.
No matter what each day holds, whether it be a day of chronic pain and fatigue, or a good day without, I live in the year of the LORD’s grace. Amen!
