“Covered Wounds Don’t Heal, They Just Fester”

Ephesians 5:8-13

Fester is defined as intensify; mature; aggravate; process; grow; to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in.

We can't heal a wound by saying it's not there. Essentially we are saying that trying to find peace on our own terms is short-lived. We have to face and deal with our inner wounds. Unattended wounds fester. We have to acknowledge our wounds, uncover them and hold them up to God, the one who can help. The Apostle Paul teaches in Ephesians 5 that bringing what’s hidden in the dark, our secrets of shame, into the light, into God’s merciful presence, is how they lose their power over us. So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

I come by this blessed morning to let you know Jesus paid for our guilt and bore our shame. He carried it all to the cross. But there He left it. He has borne our griefs, sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses. He carried our sorrows and pains.

He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities. The chastisement needful to obtain peace and well-being for us was upon Him. With the stripes that wounded Him we are healed and made whole. 

His death, burial, and resurrection were more than enough for all of us. Be bless and I love you!!! JE