A band-aid is a fix-all for almost any child's hurt. I always looked forward to having grandchildren. My plans being to keep a various assortment of band-aids on hand to soothe any "ou-ees." There would be various types for various hurts in various colors, sizes and shapes - ones displaying animals, birds, cartoon characters and who knows what else. I felt that band-aid dispensing was a requirement of "Nana-hood". Oh what fun! Me, gladly heeding each grandchild's request for an adhesive strip stuck here or there; in fact, a whole box, stuck everywhere, if they'd like.I would then visualize their parent's reaction when picking them up from Nana & Papa’s - a ribbon of "hurt helpers" running up or down an arm or leg, or maybe both. Best of all, I wouldn't have to remove the sticky marks left behind after the band-aid was removed - that would be their mother’s job (i.e., mothers know how to remove anything with a little rubbing and scrubbing until the skin is medium rare - right?).
Amazing the comfort band-aids are for a child’s hurt. As adults, many of our hurts cannot be taken care of so easily. I have often asked the Lord, how many "ou-ees" are required in a lifetime? Hurts that can’t be fixed by applying an adhesive strip - deep wounds with the potential to leave tremendous scars. The psalmist David wrote, "Many are the afflictions of the righteous . . . " What kinds of afflictions was he talking about? Afflictions to the mind, the heart, the soul, and the spirit.
Maybe you have an "ou-ee" that isn’t healing - its open sore is daily causing you pain. Well, the Great Physician is available. He makes house calls (day or night), charges no fee, and has never had a malpractice suit. And, believe me, His assortment of band-aids is far beyond any we could ever imagine.
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Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Yes, He came to bring a deep healing to that bruise, that bruise which is always tender and deep colored. That bruise we always seem to be bump and cause the rest of the body discomfort.
Thank you Jesus that when we allow You. You can and will heal that deep bruise.
Mervi
Beautifully written. I just posted about how Jesus not only can heal the wound, but how He wants to heal the scar.
Mervi, Yes, God is our Healer. And we can always count on Him to do a complete healing.
Rochelle, isn't Jesus wonderful - what better Caregiver is there? NONE. Dropped by your post - it was very inspiring.
I had to chuckle when I read how you liked to put band-aids all over the grand kids! I could just see your kids faces and hear their reactions when they picked them up from Nana's! LOL!
Yes! Jesus is the broken heart mender as the song says. Through the years of ministry to young people I have seen some that were throwaways literally. But when God touched them they were made completely over anew! He is still in the healing business today!
The best part about the scripture that states, "Many are the afflictions of the righteous..." is the ending. "....but the Lord delivereth them out of them all." That is a promise He will take the "ou-ee" or "boo-boo" away.
Jana, Isn't it true that the Lord always comes through with His delivering power whether an "ou-ee" or a "boo-boo". I certainly appreciate your comment which truly completes my post.
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