Marks of God’s Grace

Scars. We all have them. Some we cannot remember how they came to be. Others are larger, more noticeable, and harder to hide. We cover them with clothing, bury them under silence, or try to pretend they do not exist. Yet every scar tells a story. Each one marks a moment when life pressed hard, when pain was real, and when survival required strength that we may not have known we possessed.

Scars come in many forms. Some are physical, etched into our skin. Others are emotional, carried quietly in the heart. Still others are mental, shaping how we think, trust, and respond. Though different in kind, they all point to some struggle that we have endured, or something difficult that happened yet we lived to tell the story.

Scripture does not promise a life without wounds. Psalm 34:19 reminds us, "The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all." Following Christ does not exempt us from worry, pain, or scars. What it does promise is deliverance. The Lord is our rescuer, faithfully working in and through every trial.

Our scars are not the final word. The final word belongs to the Lord. The Bible consistently refers to scars, not as symbols of shame, but of victory. Remember that Jesus, after His resurrection, bore the scars of His wounds. Those scars confirmed His identity and testified that suffering had been transformed into triumph. Pain had purpose.

In the same way, our scars can become our testimonies. They speak of survival, healing, and God's restoring grace. Always remember that a scar is not an open wound; it is a healed one. It declares that God brought us through hardship and is still at work in our lives, turning past experiences and pain into a living witness of His faithfulness and power.

-G. Yarian

SCARS, A SIGN OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS