HE UNDERSTANDS

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

1 Peter 5:7

King James Version

Have you ever felt like nobody understood how you were feeling?  People have probably felt that we didn’t understand how they were feeling.  Our loved ones care about us and we care about them but only Jesus really understands how we are hurting because only Jesus can see in our heart.  John W. Peterson wrote the beautiful heart touching hymn “No One Understands Like Jesus”.

“No one understands like Jesus. He's a friend beyond compare; Meet Him at the throne of mercy; He is waiting for you there. No one understands like Jesus; Ev'ry woe He sees and feels; Tenderly He whispers comfort, And the broken heart He heals.  No one understands like Jesus When the days are dark and grim; No one is so near, so dear as Jesus-- Cast your ev'ry care on Him!”

Doctors can do heart surgery but only Jesus can heal a broken heart.  When Jesus was here on His mission, He was rejected and ridiculed so He knows how it feels to have a broken heart.  What breaks my heart is that people are still rejecting Him because they refuse to open the door of their heart and let Him in to be their personal Saviour.

Joseph M. Scriven wrote one of my favorite hymns “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”.  “What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer.”

Pastor William W. Walford wrote the inspiring hymn “Sweet Hour of Prayer”.  “Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!” 

One of my pastors used to tell us that he got a lot of his sermons from personal experience.  I know what he means because God uses a lot of things I am going through to write my devotions.  If you are going through a dark valley and are brokenhearted and hurting, allow Jesus to comfort you as only He can.  Jesus really loves you and He cares when you are hurting.

I have been asked many times to write for people.  However, I am not a professional writer and have no desire to be one.  I am a missionary who is in love with Jesus.  When you get a devotion from me, you can know that God inspired me to write it because I have tried many times to write a devotion and the words would not come so I prayed and asked God to help me write. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for the many times You have comforted and encouraged me.  I pray for everyone who is hurting and brokenhearted.  Please comfort them.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

July 1, 2019