His scars are BEAUTIFUL. They tell a story; a story of TRUE love.
They tell of the sacrifice that was made.
The flawless became flawed for our sakes.
His scars remind us of who we were, and more importantly, who He is.
Isaiah 53:2,5
"...He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him... BUT He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed."
His piercings represent our sins, and His wounds remind us that we are healed. We are given peace only because He laid down His life.
How can my scars and my past be used to show His love and grace?
What story has been told by my wounds?
God, you've taken my hurts and scars, and made them beautiful. You've redeemed me and brought life where there was none.
The story my scars tell is being written by you, covered with fingerprints of your grace. It's not done--it's never done. But, with each passing day, it's becoming more and more beautiful.
Thank you for healing me, Lord. For picking me up, cleansing me, and allowing me to show my scars to those around me.
I think with scars, there's something intimate, yet real about them. They require vulnerability. Some scars are easy to bear--those that are less deep and less personal to us.
But as you get to know someone, scars slowly are revealed. It's scary to reveal to someone the parts of you that have been hurt, despite God's healing and forgiveness.
The thought crosses our minds, "Would he still love me if he saw this scar? Is it too ugly for Him to bear?"
So, more often than not, we cover our scars, pretending they never existed. But, you can only keep them hidden for so long...
There comes a point when you just need to reveal them for fear of not being accepted or loved.
God has seen us at our worst. He knows all our scars. Yet He loves us immeasurably more than we'll ever know!
And He shows us that it is through the wounds that we can be healed, and through our scars that we can testify to His love and power.
It is through the rawness of our wounds that He can make our scars what they were meant to be
Beautiful.
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