Time Heals Wounds
- Jacqie D'Bach
- Jul 18, 2024
- 2 min read
Day4
Week19
2 Samuel
“Absalom fled. Now when the servant who was keeping watch looked up, and behold, many people were coming from the road behind him, around the hill. So Jonadab said to the king, “Behold, the king’s sons are coming. As your servant spoke, so it is.” As soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the sons of the king came, lifted their voices, and wept. The king and all of his servants also wept loudly. Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, but David mourned over his son every day. When Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he was there for three years. Then King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was consoled over the death of Amnon.”
2 Samuel 13:34-39 MEV
Cross references
2 Samuel 3:3;
Genesis 24:67,37:35
Time Heals Wounds
In his grief, King David kept vengeance in his heart towards Absalom because he murdered his brother who was heir to his throne.
Time heal wounds incompletely or rather creates a callous on our hearts so that we can begin to bear the agony and continue to live.
After three long years David stopped seeking revenge on Absalom.
He may have remembered his own murderous action’s or been persuaded by his wife Absalom’s mother and possibly even his daughter Tamar. We will never know for sure.
When time heals wounds, it is a temporary healing process. Only Jesus can heal our wounds completely.
Are you carrying a broken heart?
We live in a broken world where hurt, sadness, grief and resentment burden us. Jesus came so that we could have life and have it more abundantly.
Action Step
Hold out your hands and release your grief, sorrow, resentment or pain into the bosom of Jesus.
Let go and allow Him to minister to you.
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