God's Glory Church

“He will not break a broken reed, and a smoldering wick will not be extinguished.” — Isaiah 42:3

When I pet our fluffy Norwegian Forest cat, Mystique, when I play with her or when she falls asleep in my lap at night, it’s hard to believe that this is the same cat we met years ago. She used to live on the street, was underweight and afraid of everyone. However, this gradually changed when I started bringing her food every day. One day she finally let me pet her and the rest is history.

The Mystic Transformation is a reminder of the healing that can come with patience and love. This reminds me of God’s heart described in the 42nd chapter of Isaiah. It tells about the Servant, filled with God’s Spirit (v. 1), who will work tirelessly to establish God’s “truth” (v. 3-4).

However, this Servant, Jesus (Matt. 12:18-20), will not carry out God’s justice through violence or the pursuit of power. Instead, He will be quiet and gentle (Is. 42:2), tenderly and patiently caring for those rejected by others – the “broken” and wounded (v. 3).

God never leaves His children. He has plenty of time to tend to our wounded hearts until they finally begin to heal. Thanks to His gentle, patient love, we gradually learn to love and trust again.

What kind of transformation have you seen through patient love? How can you grow in feeling God’s love and in showing it to others?

Dear God, thank you for never leaving me, but patiently loving and caring for my wounded heart. Help me to love others with patience.

Author: Monica La Rose