Jesus Heals Broken Lives

Sometimes a person will ask, “But how can I forgive myself?  How could I ever become a clean and decent person inside?”

If you have a heart that is longing to be made right—right with yourself, right with God, right with other people, then you have what it takes to begin the journey.  Jesus made a wonderful promise.  He said, “Blessed and happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (to be made right again) for they shall be satisfied.”

God is the one responsible for the desire you have inside to be made right again.  That desire is a call that comes from God’s Holy Spirit to the hearts and minds of all people.  It is a holy calling, and a call to holiness.  God is holy and He calls to all people to turn around and be made right again with Him.  He calls us to do the right things and to become the right kind of people.  As long as we live, God calls us to Himself.

People sometimes say, “I have so much anger inside and so much pain.  How can I ever feel like caring and doing the right things again?  How can I ever have real hope again?”

Lots of people are saying those very things right now.  They wonder how they can ever gain back some of their love for life and for other people.  Can they ever enjoy life again?  Believe it or not, the miracle behind every new life is in Jesus Christ. 

Jesus Christ died on a cross almost 2,000 years ago.  But a lot of people still don’t know why.  He willingly took the punishment for sin that all people deserve.  The Bible says that no one has been really good or holy inside.  Even “good” people need forgiveness from God for the wrong things they have desired and/or done.

The Bible says that Jesus made a way for everyone to become truly good and holy inside.  God is willing to forgive the sins of every human being on this planet.  God really wants everyone everywhere to know about His love for them.  He really wants all people to be saved.  Jesus died to be rescue all of us from the punishment we deserve for all the wrong things we have ever done.  Jesus died for me, for all the people across the oceans, and for you.

God has watched your life unfolding since the very beginning.  He knows where you grew up, and all about the things you think, say and do.  He knows what others have done to you.  He knows what you’ve chosen to do to others.  He knows all the good, the bad, and the really ugly details.  And He sent Jesus to rescue you from the old life.  Jesus says, “Come to Me, and I will give you rest.”

The Bible says: “God loved the people of this world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

A right and good life is not possible without God’s help.  But God helps everyone everywhere who calls out to Him.  Whenever we see our sin, all the wrong choices we've made in life, the pattern of always choosing the wrong path in life, God reaches out to us, offering us His own help.  He offers a new life in Jesus.  All that we need for a new life is in Jesus Christ. 

Three days after Jesus died on the cross, He rose up again from the dead.  He was able to do this because He had never sinned in all His life.  He was God’s eternal Son who became a human being so that He could be one of us.  And when Jesus rose up from the dead, He proved that He has the power of God inside Him to change everyone who turns to Him in faith.

Maybe you worry that you don’t have enough faith.  Don’t have much hope, either?  You know what?  That’s ok, too.  Just bring whatever you have to Jesus.  If all you have is broken dreams, a ruined life, and no hope or faith at all, then just bring it all to Jesus.  And He will do the impossible part.  He will give you a new heart, a new life, a well of faith and love and hope that will never stop overflowing. 

Jesus Christ takes away the sins and replaces them with God’s own Spirit, God’s love, God’s power to become a new soul through and through.  In fact, the Bible says that, “If anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation.  All the old things have passed away and everything has become new.”

A new heart is only the beginning, of course.  You may have gotten yourself into all kinds of trouble with other people.  You may have a long road ahead of you to set everything right.  Jesus will be with you every step of the way, as you start a new journey of faith and life.  He will lift you up and give you the courage and strength you need to turn things around.

It does not matter where you are right now in your life.  All that matters is what you are willing to do with the rest of your life.  If you want a new life, one filled with hope and joy and meaning, then give all that you have to Jesus, and let Him give you what you really want: a right heart, a clean soul, and a brand new life.

 Are you ready to make the change?  Click here to see how you can have peace with God right now.