Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 147:3, where we read these words:
"He [God] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."The "brokenhearted" are those who are oppressed by the law's righteous and absolute demands, but who (for comfort) run to Jesus, as their perfect fulfill-ment of the law. The “brokenhearted" recognize that they do not have the re-sources to meet God’s standards; and therefore they go to Christ for *all* their righteousness.
Jesus came to save the "brokenhearted," (cf. Lk. 4:18). The Messiah did not come to earth to save self-righteous, supposedly-"law-abiding" people who think they do not need Him. Let us bless God for this glorious gospel truth; and let us be included in the blessed churched company of the brokenhearted (and believing).
[Puritan quote of the day: "When they die [the redeemed] shall go to God, and while they live everything in the world shall do them good.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Great Gain of Godliness"]
