I read this devotion from the WELS website and it really comforted me. It's based on Isaiah 42:6-7. Maybe it will be a comfort to you today.
When you've been hurt, you can feel like a captive. Long after its over, your mind may be a prison of memories. You can feel that you are all alone. Does anyone care to understand> Can anyone understand?
You are not alone. God called His Son, Jesus, to set you free. He faced the same evil and sin that we do. He was betrayed, abandoned, manipulated, and ridiculed. He was beaten and bloodied and nailed to a cross. He was forsaken by His Father. Jesus understands.
He could have slipped away from His betrayer and slipped through the hands of His captors. He could have come down from that cross; but He did not because He cares for you. He would not come down until it was over. Until all your guilt, shame and pain had been drowned in His blood. Until He had been help captive by death and broken free for you.
That's how much He loves you. You are the apple of His eye, His joy and delight. Take His hand and walk with Him. Bask in His light.
