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4. Jubilee for the Bruised

Luke 4:18‑19

…to set at liberty them that are bruised.    Isaiah 58:6 (ASV)

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are  doing.”                                                                        Luke 23:34

Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.                                I Timothy 1:13

He was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.                                                                      Matthew 9:36

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.                                                          Isaiah 53:6

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.”

John Watson (Scottish preacher)

³ “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; ⁴ he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.”                                                                        Isaiah 42:3-4

⁴ You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. ⁵ So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.       Ezekiel 34:4‑5

“…he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 3:15

…he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities.                                              Isaiah 53:5

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Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.”                                                                            John 8:34

¹³ “If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways, ¹⁴ how quickly would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! ¹⁵ Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. ¹⁶ But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”                                               Psalm 81:13-16

“I would rather be cheated a hundred times than develop a heart of stone.”                                                       Tim Stafford

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.       I Peter 2:23

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men and women. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”                                              Phillips Brooks

“…your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”

Matthew 6:10

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³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.                II Corinthians 1:3‑4

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.              II Corinthians 4:4

“The way to a sinner’s heart is often through his bruises.”

Warren Wiersbe

At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds.                                                              Acts 16:33

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed”

John 8:36

“Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,

Feelings lie buried that grace can restore.

Touched by a loving hand, wakened by kindness,

Chords that are broken will vibrate once more.”