Healing the Open Wounds

I read in Isaiah 1 today.

Isaiah1:5 Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted.
6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness-- only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil.

I have been praying lately for wounds of the past to be healed in peoples lives. Whether they caused there own wounds, or were simply an innocent bystander. As we discussed in Bible study last night, it is Gods will to heal. The physical wounds are easy to see, but in our lives we have many wounds emotionaly and spiritually. God wants to heal these too! Sometimes these wounds are so deep that our whole heart is afflicted. The hurts of the past consume the present, and make the future look dim. Forgiveness is the key. Whether you recieve forgiveness from God, or you forgive someone else. It is the only way to heal the wounds of the past, and there is no reason to try to keep our old wounds hidden from Jesus. I am praying today that we would all allow Jesus to bandage and sooth our wounds with oil. Bring healing today Lord!