"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." - Psalm 147.3
I think that sometimes, as people, we are too easily satisfied with quick fixes and botch jobs. But i'm glad that God isn't. I'm glad that when His sheep are covered in wounds, He doesn't simply paint over the grazes with a coat of white paint, hoping everyone will be fooled into thinking the wounds are really gone, when infact they're just hidden. Whether the wounds are the result of a wolf attack, or simply because the sheep was foolish and stumbled into a hole - either way it grieves His heart and He seeks to apply a true remedy, rather than just a tin of white paint. Infact, He goes even further and gives them completely new hearts. And in order to do this He is prepared to wound His own Son.... His own arm. That is real love. No white paint. No quick fix. More often than not true love is costly. How much am i prepared to give and how much do i just seek a quick fix?
"I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep." - John 10.11
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