“Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is
lost.” (John 6:12 NKJV)
While in a shop on vacation I was reading little signs on a
rack while Hannah and my wife were shopping. One I really liked read, “Humpty
Dumpty was pushed.” We all know Humpty and his fate but to think that he did
not just fall but was rather pushed off the wall stretches the limits of our
imaginations when it comes to reading things into fairy tales! Knowing that all
the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put him back together leaves
us feeling sorry for an egg.
Reading the account of Jesus feeding the thousands on the
sea shore that day gives us some insight into how He thinks. I know He was
talking about the scraps left over from the fish and bread when He made this
statement but I also know it can be related to His heart toward us. There are
hundreds, even thousands of people today that have broken lives. Families that
have split up, a relationship that has ended, a job that has been taken away, a
chronic diagnosis, a loved one that has died, can all cause a life to be
disintegrated. All that is left over sometimes are fragments.
I am glad to know that Jesus cares about the fragments!
Jesus wants nothing to be lost. That is why He came and died on the Cross to
begin with; that we may be saved. He can put lives back together. He could have
put Humpty Dumpty back together. Wouldn’t that be a better ending to the tale?
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put Humpty together
again; but a Man named Jesus came along and did it.
He has a fix for you today. His grace can glue you back
together and is sufficient enough to keep you in one piece. He can heal a
broken heart, a broken bone, or a broken life. Let Him gather up the fragments and
make you whole once again.
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