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Run To Jesus by Cindy Franks
I
f ever there was a time people needed a place to
which says: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
run to, it is today. It seems everywhere you turn,
because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good
including the news, there is much despair. Statistics
tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the
report that there are 123 suicides every day due to
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
people’s feeling hopeless and having nowhere to turn.
the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To
When hope is missing in a person’s life, it is often
proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day
replaced by something other than God; many replace
of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
true hope with drugs, alcohol, relationships, and
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.” In other words, Jesus wants you to know the good news: He has come to heal your brokenhearted, to set you free from whatever may have you bound, to give you beauty for ashes, to remove that spirit of heaviness, and to give you a garment of praise. It is what He came for: to seek and save those who are lost, to be hope to the hopeless, and to be rest for the weary! As Isaiah said in 40:28b-31, “The Lord faitheth not, neither is He weary. He giveth power to the faint; and to them
other means to fulfill their deepest need, only to find
that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the
themselves in deeper despair. The truth is, there is no
youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men
hope outside of Jesus Christ.
shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall
The Bible clearly teaches that even if things look
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
hopeless, there is always hope in God. Jeremiah states
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
in chapter 17:17, “Thou art my hope in the day of evil.”
shall walk, and not faint.” So, if you find yourself in
Proverbs says, “The name of The Lord is a strong
despair, run to Jesus!
a safe place as believers we can run to, and it is to Jesus! My most favorite and life verse is Isaiah 61:1-3,
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About The Author
tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” There is Cindy Franks loves Jesus and is called to minister through evangelicalism and ladies’ conferences. You can email her at Cfranks07@windstream.net.
