Wounds

Our wounds are the filament by which the glory and grace of God shines in our life for all to see. Wounds of failure glorify the grace that is greater than all our sins and more abundant than all the sin the world can commit. Wounds of testing glorify the grace that enables the weakest saint at his weakest moment to be more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Our wounds identify us with Him, the Lamb who was slain. Grace doesn't take away the wound. Nor does it remove the scars. Grace provides the sufficient power to use the wounds and scars as instruments of compassion. Our wounded hearts are His gift to us that we might fully realize the wonders of His grace and know how deep and how wide is His love for us. And they are the impetus for us to lavish that grace and love on others struggling to find peace in a wounded world.