Healing Past Wounds and Forgiving Present Scars

First15 Devotional

First15

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re going to explore God’s healing for our past wounds and present scars. There is so much power in forgiveness, so much healing in reconciliation.

May you find healing today for any wounds or scars you’ve been carrying, whether big or small. And may you find a greater measure of abundant life as the result of God’s presence and mercy.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Peter 2:24, and today's worship is Healer by Casting Crowns.

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Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast on God’s desire to heal past wounds and present scars. How amazing is it to have a God who sees our need, and meets that need, with his compassion and love.

Before you go, I want to encourage you to take just a few moments to reflect on what the Lord did in your heart today. Reflect on the reality of his healing. And let that time of reflection spur you on towards greater openness to the healing touch of God’s presence.

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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0:00.0	In today's podcast, we're going to explore God's healing for our past wounds and present
0:09.5	scars.
0:10.5	There is so much power and forgiveness, so much healing and reconciliation, and you find
0:15.6	healing today for any wounds or scars you've been carrying with your big or small.
0:20.7	It may you find a greater measure of abundant life as a result of God's presence and mercy.
0:26.6	Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
0:30.2	All of us have experienced trial and pain.
0:33.5	All of us are living a life wounded and scarred.
0:36.9	We learn to deal with our wounds and press forward, but whether we acknowledge it or not, wounds
0:42.0	and scars change us.
0:44.2	There are no perfect parents, there are no perfect friends, there are no perfect siblings
0:48.7	or spouses.
0:50.1	We live in an imperfect world within perfect humans.
0:54.2	We lash out and hurt others because we are broken in need of healing.
0:59.2	One of the most critical spiritual exercises we can undergo is allowing God to heal our
1:04.4	past wounds and guide us to a lifestyle of forgiving present scars.
1:10.3	Without healing and forgiveness, other people's mistakes will affect our future.
1:15.4	Without the inner working of the Holy Spirit, we live in continual suffering from the sins
1:21.1	of others.
1:22.7	Our God is a God of healing.
1:25.2	Psalm 147-3 says, He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
1:31.0	Psalm 103-2-4 says, bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives
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