1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture, 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: a Calming Scripture Center devotional podcast designed to help you 3 00:00:18,260 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: end each day with God's Word in your mind and 4 00:00:21,430 --> 00:00:26,829 Speaker 1: on your heart. Right after this short word from our sponsors, 5 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:41,330 Speaker 1: we will reflect on tonight's scriptures Psalm 147. Our evening 6 00:00:41,390 --> 00:00:48,070 Speaker 1: reflection is written by Clarence Haynes and read by Kyle Norman. 7 00:00:48,150 --> 00:00:54,650 Speaker 1: Psalm 147. Praise the Lord. How good it is to 8 00:00:54,690 --> 00:00:58,310 Speaker 1: sing praises to our God. How pleasant and fitting to 9 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:02,910 Speaker 1: praise Him. The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He gathers the 10 00:01:03,010 --> 00:01:07,190 Speaker 1: exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up 11 00:01:07,220 --> 00:01:11,420 Speaker 1: their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and 12 00:01:11,459 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: calls each of them by name. Great is our Lord 13 00:01:15,260 --> 00:01:20,390 Speaker 1: and mighty in power. His understanding has no limit. The 14 00:01:20,430 --> 00:01:24,130 Speaker 1: Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. 15 00:01:25,590 --> 00:01:29,140 Speaker 1: Sing to the Lord with grateful praise. make music to 16 00:01:29,220 --> 00:01:33,310 Speaker 1: our God on the harp. He covers the sky with clouds, 17 00:01:33,950 --> 00:01:37,490 Speaker 1: he supplies the earth with rain, and makes grass grow 18 00:01:37,610 --> 00:01:42,030 Speaker 1: on the hills. He provides food for the cattle and 19 00:01:42,069 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: for the young ravens when they call. His pleasure is 20 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,100 Speaker 1: not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight 21 00:01:49,180 --> 00:01:52,540 Speaker 1: in the legs of the warrior. The Lord delights in 22 00:01:52,580 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: those who fear him, who put their hope in his 23 00:01:55,740 --> 00:02:02,660 Speaker 1: unfailing love. Extol the Lord, Jerusalem. Praise your God, Zion. 24 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,940 Speaker 1: He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your 25 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: people within you. He grants peace to your borders and 26 00:02:11,419 --> 00:02:15,820 Speaker 1: satisfies you with the finest of wheat. He sends his 27 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: command to the earth. His word runs swiftly. He spreads 28 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. 29 00:02:26,630 --> 00:02:30,209 Speaker 1: He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand 30 00:02:30,270 --> 00:02:34,510 Speaker 1: his icy blast? He sends his word and melts them. 31 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:39,530 Speaker 1: He stirs up his breeze and the waters flow. He 32 00:02:39,570 --> 00:02:42,940 Speaker 1: has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees 33 00:02:42,970 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: to Israel. He has done this for no other nation. 34 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:55,450 Speaker 1: They do not know his laws. Praise the Lord. To 35 00:02:55,490 --> 00:02:59,750 Speaker 1: be heartbroken is a tough place to be. Regardless of 36 00:02:59,790 --> 00:03:04,030 Speaker 1: the cause, the challenge is that often we must continue 37 00:03:04,090 --> 00:03:08,730 Speaker 1: living through the pain of being brokenhearted. In some church circles, 38 00:03:09,430 --> 00:03:13,410 Speaker 1: you can't even admit your brokenness because, after all, you 39 00:03:13,490 --> 00:03:16,530 Speaker 1: are blessed and highly favored. So how could your heart 40 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:22,060 Speaker 1: ever be broken? Thankfully, this psalm reminds us of God's 41 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:27,910 Speaker 1: love and care for those who are broken. Psalm 147.3 42 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:31,370 Speaker 1: says he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 43 00:03:32,930 --> 00:03:37,820 Speaker 1: Someone who is brokenhearted has been crushed, shattered, or wounded deeply. 44 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: This is not a temporary situation, but one that lingers. 45 00:03:42,340 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: This state of brokenness can often leave you feeling hopeless. 46 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,090 Speaker 1: That's why the healing God brings to those who are 47 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:54,610 Speaker 1: brokenhearted is so amazing. What I love about the imagery 48 00:03:54,650 --> 00:03:57,020 Speaker 1: in this verse is that he doesn't just heal from 49 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,540 Speaker 1: a distance, he binds their wounds. This means he carefully 50 00:04:01,620 --> 00:04:06,100 Speaker 1: pays attention to the details of your situation, and like 51 00:04:06,150 --> 00:04:11,650 Speaker 1: a caregiver, he gently wraps and treats your wounds. This 52 00:04:11,950 --> 00:04:14,870 Speaker 1: should give you confidence to know that you can bring 53 00:04:15,090 --> 00:04:18,010 Speaker 1: all your brokenness to the Lord. You don't have to 54 00:04:18,070 --> 00:04:23,380 Speaker 1: hide it, carry it, or pretend you are strong. Instead, 55 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:25,380 Speaker 1: you can come to the one who who will not 56 00:04:25,420 --> 00:04:28,580 Speaker 1: just abandon your wounds, but will bring healing to every 57 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:33,210 Speaker 1: broken place. God does not just see your broken heart. 58 00:04:34,170 --> 00:04:38,910 Speaker 1: More importantly, He knows how to put it back together again. So, 59 00:04:39,130 --> 00:04:43,570 Speaker 1: whatever your situation, you can trust God with your brokenness 60 00:04:44,170 --> 00:04:48,390 Speaker 1: and discover that His tender and loving care can heal 61 00:04:48,610 --> 00:04:57,789 Speaker 1: even the deepest hurt. Lord, I am hurting. I've cried 62 00:04:57,850 --> 00:05:01,390 Speaker 1: many tears and sometimes feel as if my situation is 63 00:05:01,430 --> 00:05:06,270 Speaker 1: beyond repair. Today, I bring you my broken heart that 64 00:05:06,310 --> 00:05:09,979 Speaker 1: feels shattered in a thousand pieces. I ask that you 65 00:05:10,020 --> 00:05:14,140 Speaker 1: begin the healing process in my heart. I confess I 66 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:18,660 Speaker 1: don't know where to begin, so I leave even that 67 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: at your feet. Walk with me through the situation and 68 00:05:23,260 --> 00:05:27,340 Speaker 1: help me find healing in your presence. Father, I also 69 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,180 Speaker 1: ask that you change my perspective of my situation so 70 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: that the places where I was broken become the places 71 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: of my greatest strength and greatest testimony. Lastly, help me 72 00:05:39,180 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: be honest with you and trust you enough to let 73 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,660 Speaker 1: you into those hurting places, knowing that you can heal them. 74 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: I pray all this in Jesus' name. Amen. How did 75 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,150 Speaker 1: tonight's scripture speak to you? Share your thoughts in the 76 00:05:57,210 --> 00:06:09,580 Speaker 1: Your Nightly Scripture forum discussion. 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