Isaiah 59-63
Jesus reads from this portion of Isaiah in Luke 4:18, in what I like to call his inaugural address, as He outines His mission. Is interesting that Luke omits the phrase: "He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted." Although it is implied in other parts of the quote. Who are the brokenhearted? Well, it would seem that Jesus intends this to refer to those who have been broken by lifes circumstances and then rejected by those who have not been so victimized. These are the divorced, the addicted, the widowed, the homeless -- those who have suffered the cruelties of life in a fallen world. It's difficult for many of us to relate to these. However, Jesus said that He was sent to take these broken vessels, and restore them, binding them up with His love and grace, making them a thing of beauty! And, even when others cannot appreciate their beauty, they can rest assured that their Father in heaven does!
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