The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified…For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. Isaiah 61
I would like to share a story from Tracy Hurst’s site today. She has shared this story before, and I thought that during this Christmas season it should stand as a reminder that God loves us enough to take care of us to the very last detail. Tracy’s story is that she was raised in a very abusive home, a suicidal teen she found God in a radical way. With not so many good memories of her childhood, there was one that stood out. One Christmas, one time that she remembers having a good family Christmas. It involved a Game. One she had lost, like her childhood… BUT GOD!!!
Read her incredible story here at TracyHurst.com and know that the thief who steals your joy, who steals your hope, who steals your life, is stopped! And what the enemy tries to take, God is going to restore to you!