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               HEALING FOR THE HEART WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
Vol. 1 Issue 5                                         February 17,1997
          Published by  Healing Love Outreach Ministries, Inc.

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                        *BEAUTY FOR ASHES*
                        by Carrie Anderson

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Scripture- Proverbs 18:14 "The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, 
but a broken spirit who can bear?"

The physical scares and pain of abuse, will usually heal with time, but 
the inner brokenness and wounds that result, are not so easily mended.
Sometimes, unless there is help, these pains may never be healed, and 
as a result, the person, and those around them will suffer.

In Luke 4:18, Jesus quotes a passage of scripture from Isaiah 61 which 
says,"The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has 
anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind
up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to
prisoners."

Jesus is declaring that He has come to heal the brokenhearted, those 
who have inner wounds, those who have hurts that men can not see with
their physical eyes.  But you must be willing to give those hurts and 
pains to Jesus.  Because He has already carried them for you.  Allow
His strength to become your strength.

In Isaiah 61:3, the scripture says that He came to give beauty for 
ashes.  If you feel arson has been committed in your life and all you
have left is ashes, Jesus wants to give you a garland of beauty.  He
wants to give you His fresh oil of gladness for mourning, and the 
garment expressive of praise instead of a heavy burden and failing
spirit because God wants to be glorified in your life, and give you 
victory over the past.  So receive the healing love of Jesus and let
Him change your life today.

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EDITOR: Dominica Anderson (dominica@hlom.org)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Carrie Anderson (cbander@hlom.org)

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       Copyright 1997 by Healing Love Outreach Ministries, Inc.


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