Devotional by Nancy Matus, Tower of Hope Ministries Graduate, 2021

Psalm 41:4 “As for me, I said, ‘O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

We have such a gracious God! When we are obedient and willing to humble ourselves to admit that we are sinners and confess with our mouths that we have sinned against God, He is faithful and so gracious to forgive us and make us clean.

He desires for us to be cleansed from all unrighteousness and to be made whole… to be made new! It is through the shedding of Christ’s blood and the pain He went through on the cross that we are healed. This takes my breath away that with every lash of the whip Jesus received, with every thorn that pierced His skin as a crown of thorns was pressed into His skull, with every strike of the hammer that forced the nails into His hands and feet, I am now being healed.

Let us humble ourselves recognizing that all the pain Jesus went through was for our good and our healing if we would just confess and turn away from ourselves and press into Him. By His stripes we are healed! Thank you Jesus!