Have you a heart that’s weary, Tending a load of care? Are you a soul that’s seeking Rest from the burden you bear?

Have you a heart that’s weary, Tending a load of care? Are you a soul that’s seeking Rest from the burden you bear?

The Bible is filled with examples of tragedies and broken hearts…


Joseph was betrayed by his own brothers and sold into slavery.


The people of Israel were forced to become slaves in Egypt.


Job lost all his family and his possessions in one day.


David had to flee many times from Saul who was trying to kill him.


Paul was beaten and imprisoned on numerous occasions.


Jesus was beaten, nailed to a cross, and forsaken by His own Father.

So many have experienced a broken heart…

So many have experienced a broken heart…

Loss of a loved oneLoss of a jobFinancial difficultiesLegal problemsMarriage and family problemsDivorcePhysical and/or emotional abuseHurtful wordsSuffering from disease or poor healthDrug abusePersistent sinful behavior

When your heart is broken…


Words cannot describe the pain and suffering.You may feel downcast and dejected. Sleeping problems. Eating problems. Frequent crying. Loneliness. Isolation. Depression. Feelings of helplessness and despair.You may think that no one cares.You may think there is no hope for you.



You might even think that God is against you!



You might even think that God is against you!

Lamentations 3:1-8, 21-24

Who knows your disappointments? Who hears each time you cry? Who understands your heartaches? Who dries your tears from your eyes?

1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your cares upon God because He cares about you.”


Psalm 34:15-18 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.”



Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected my tears in Your bottle. You have recorded each one in Your book.”




Psalm 68:19-20 “Our God is a God of deliverances.”





Psalm 147:3-18 “The Lord heals the brokenhearted.”





Psalm 147:3-18 “The Lord heals the brokenhearted.”

2 Corinthians 1:9-10 “God has delivered us, He is delivering us, and He will always deliver us.”

This is the work of God.

He delivers.

He always has.

He always will.

This is the work of Jesus.


He delivers.

He always has.

He always will.


He delivers.

He always has.

He always will.

Luke 4:16-19

Early in His ministry, Jesus went to the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath. When He stood up to take His turn to read, He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah, and He read from chapter 61.

Isaiah 61:1

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to them that are bound.”

Luke 4:20-21

“He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’”

Isaiah 61:1


Isaiah 61:1


Isaiah 61:1


Do you think Jesus knows about broken hearts?

Isaiah 61:1



Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. And like one from whom men hide their face, He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.”

Isaiah 61:1



Hebrews 4:15-16 “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses . . . Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.”

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think Jesus can do what He was sent to do?

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think Jesus WILL do what He was sent to do?

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think Jesus WILL do what He was sent to do?

No matter how hard the task, when someone was sent by God to His work, he was sure to succeed!

Exodus 3-12

Moses was sent by God to stand before Pharaoh and deliver the people of Israel from their bondage in Egypt.

Moses was the most unlikely of persons to accomplish such a task. But by the power of God, Moses did what he was sent to do.

Joshua 6

Joshua was sent by God to conquer the city of Jericho by the most unlikely means.

They did nothing more than march and shout.

By the power of God, those walls came tumbling down and the city was conquered.

Judges 7

Gideon was sent by God to defeat the Midianites with only 300 men.

They did nothing more than blow their trumpets and break their pitchers as God had instructed.

By the power of God, Gideon’s small army was victorious.

1 Kings 17

Elijah the prophet was sent by God to a widow who lived in Zarephath.

She had very little food, and then her son died.

By the power of God, Elijah provided her with endless food, and he brought her son back to life.

Jonah 1-3

Jonah was sent by God to preach to the people of Nineveh.

Jonah was determined not to do what God sent him to do.

After being swallowed by a great fish, Jonah finally went and preached, and the people repented.

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think that Jesus is going to fail to do something that God sent Him to do?

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think that Jesus is going to fail to do something that God sent Him to do?

If all these other men sent by God succeeded in doing their work, do you think the Son of God is going to fail to heal our broken hearts?

Isaiah 61:1


Do you think there is a heart so bruised and broken that it can't be healed by Him?

Isaiah 61:1



Jesus can and will heal every broken heart!

Isaiah 61:1




There’s not a sorrow or a grief or a situation so terrible that the Lord cannot fix and overcome!

Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery.

Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery.

By the power of God, he was made second in command in all of Egypt!



By the power of God, they crossed the Red Sea and eventually made it into the promised land!

Job lost all his family and all his possessions in one day.

Job lost all his family and all his possessions in one day.

By the power of God, at the end of the story, all his family and all his possessions were restored to him!



By the power of God, after Saul, David was made King of Israel!



By the power of God, Paul knew he had a crown of glory laid up for him in heaven!



By the power of God, He was raised from the dead and is now sitting on His throne forever and ever!

2 Kings 20:1-3

“In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.”

2 Kings 20:1-5

“In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.”

“Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold I will heal you.”’”

Romans 8:31-32

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”

Romans 8:31-32



Romans 8:31-32



There’s not a sorrow or a grief or a situation so terrible that the Lord cannot fix and overcome!

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Have you a heart that’s weary, Tending a load of care? Are you a soul that’s seeking Rest from the burden you bear?