EMOTIONS!!!!!! BENT BUT NOT BROKEN

Luke 13:10-13 Jesus was teaching  in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day. A woman was there who, for eighteen years, had a evil spirit in her that made her cripple. Her back was always bent; she could not stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman you are free from your sickness." Jesus put his hands on her,  and immediately she was able to stand up straight and began praising God.   New Century Version

Tuesday's Inspiration and Meditation
Listen to: Total Praise- Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (YouTube)
Meditate on: Psalms 21:1-2 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. KJV

This text truly shows the compassion of Jesus. Although, he was in the presence of thousands it did not stop him from taking the time to meet the needs of this woman. A spirit had attached itself to this woman. This spirit had weighed her down for eighteen years. This could have been the spirit of unforgiveness, bitterness, anger, resentment, jealousy, envy, lust or covetousness. This woman was a Jew and the seed of Abraham. She believed in the True God of Israel yet she was afflicted.
She was under the law and no doubt she went to the synagogue to pray every Sabbath. She may have been ridiculed or rejected or thought to be unclean. But she was persistent and continued to do what she knew to do. She went to the Lord's House praying to be set free from this spirit that was weighing her down. She was so bent over that she couldn't lift her head or look anyone eye to eye.
Taking a look at our own lives, we must identify if there are spirits that are attached to us. If there is any unforgiveness, bitterness, anger, resent, jealousy, envy, lust, or covetousness, in our lives we must choose to let that emotion go and be set free from the spirits attached to those emotions. Forgive that person that has hurt you and choose to no longer be bitter or angry. Perform a self evaluation and choose not to live with jealousy, envy, lust or covetousness in your heart. Pray and ask God to rid your heart of any emotion intended to hold you in captivity.
At the powerful Word of Jesus, the spirit left the woman. Then Jesus touched her and she stood upright again. It was Jesus' love, powerful Word and His touch that set her free. She was free and began to praise God!
 Jesus loves us and we are of great value to him. We are his masterpiece in creation; we were made in his image and his likeness. You may feel like this woman, unable to lift your head. The Healer is here and wants you to rise from your bent over condition. Jesus is The Glory and The Lifter of your head. The bible instructs us to look to the hills from where our help comes from. All our help comes from the Lord.
You may be bent, but you're not broken. This means you may be in a compromised state presently, but it's not over for you. When something is Bent it is noticeably out of  proper alignment, but with an adjustment it is properly aligned again.  However, if something is Broken, it is totally out of operation. Let go of all negative and counterproductive emotions and get in proper alignment. Then, ask Jesus to lift your head above your infirmity, sickness, disease, or circumstance so that you can look to him. It is in him that we live, move and exist. He knows our end from our beginning. Change your position and take your eyes off your situation. Look up to Jesus, pray and believe. Jesus is calling you and I to him, just as he called this woman. He loves us and his desire is that we are healed, delivered, and set free.Walk to him today by faith and begin to LOOK UP.

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