Binding the Brokenhearted

I remember a verse my mom shared with me at an early age that made quite an indelible impression on me that has remained with me to this day. Even when significance issues began to uproot the fibre of my innermost being I believe the themes of Isaish 61 that my mom shared with me were influential in shaping the man I have become.The name Jason can be translated as "One who heals";and it coincides with Isaiah61:1."The spirit of the Lord God is upon me to bind up the brokenhearted." Often times on my journey I have sought out the power and comfort in this passage of scripture. To me what makes these verses so powerful is that they prophecy a time of the Annonited,Messiah in Christ Jesus. In fact when Jesus entered the synagogue on that day He turned to Isaiah 61 and read the passage;and then He revealed to those in attendance that the famous passage in Isaiah 61 was about Him. In effect as Jesus proclaimed that "the spirit of the Lord God is upon me" He revealed His sonship and likeness to the Father. Jesus words that day were astonishing because the people knew that Jesus was born in homely and backward Bethlehem. Its interesting to me when you realize that God has walked into the assembly,and those in attendance had so the bar so low for even Him in the person of Jesus Christ. It was an intentional purpose in my life to place myself under the annointing of "the spirit of the Lord God is upon me." I knew I was one of the "broken hearted" who certainly needed "binding." Only such a great promise of the Lord God revealed in Jesus Christ could meet my needs so unconditionally. As I have been discovering healing and freedom in Christ I can look back on a time when my precious mother bestowed such Godly favor on my life in sharing Isaiah61 with me as a child. Back then we could have never imagined just how vital and critical a Christian foundation would prove to be in our family.