JESUS IS NEAR

“The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.  The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”

Psalm 34:17-19 KJV

Pastor John McFarlane Moore wrote one of my favorite hymns “Burdens are Lifted At Calvary”.  I love these words in this beautiful and inspiring  hymn.  “Troubled soul, the Saviour can see, Ev’ry heartache and tear; Burdens are lifted at Calvary Jesus is very near.”

Not only does Jesus see our tears, He also feels every heartache we have.  Jesus knows how it feels to be discouraged and heartbroken.  When our precious Saviour was here on earth, I’m sure that He was discouraged many times because of being ridiculed and rejected.

We know that Jesus is near to us but are we near to Him?  Does Jesus have first place in our heart and in our life?  How much time do we spend with Jesus during the day?  If we are too busy to fellowship with Jesus, we are too busy and we need to rearrange our schedule and give Him first place.

Heavenly Father, thank You for comforting us when our heart is breaking and we feel like we can’t take another step or give another smile.  Jesus, thank You for the many times You have lifted me up and carried me through the dark valleys in my life.  I love You so much.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

March 22, 2015