Luke 2:34-35 (NKJV) 34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Mary, the mother of Jesus, experienced piercing anguish at the cross, when her Son was crucified for us.
Piercing anguish means to have severe mental or physical pain or suffering. To be extremely distressed about something.
There is such a thing as anguish, and many people suffer from it. Maybe we’ve had a loss, or something very bad has happened to us that has hit us deeply.
It has pierced our soul, and we cannot seem to get past it. The memory runs over and over in our head, and it is all we see no matter how hard we try to stop it.
No matter how hard we try to erase it or forget it, it just won’t go away. The pain is unbearable and there is nothing in life that will help it subside.
You are not alone. Your anguish is real, and it is painful.
Mary went through this same pain. She suffered physically as she watched her child be nailed to the cross and die for our sins. He was innocent, but yet treated like a criminal.
Jesus might have died on that cross, and Mary may have felt it, suffering greatly to the piercing of her soul, but a wonderful thing was birthed from it all.
Victory came!
There was a purpose for it all. Redemption for each one of us.
Jesus defeated death. He rose again, and He has made a way for us to dance, even during our time of mourning!
He made a way to let go of our pain and receive healing, deliverance, and eternal life. It is all ours through His death.
No more anguish; throw off the sackcloth and ask Jesus to take your pain and give you gladness.
Psalm 30:11 (NKJV) 11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness…
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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