Welcome to Today’s Daily Redemption Bible Blast Bulletin! Today we explore how God redeems our trauma, turning our greatest pain into OUR greatest pulpit from which to reach out, evangelize, glorify,magnify Him
Featured Scripture and Commentary
2 Corinthians 12:9–10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
What trials are you facing? What trials have you already, by God’s grace and mercy, persevered through? Do you realize what a blessing our trials are? What would there be which would bring us closer to our Creator, Lord and Saviour if we didn’t have some rough waves and turbulence in our lives? There was a time where I briefly adopted the nickname “Dodger” because there are probably a dozen times where my life could have ended in alleys, highways, hospital rooms, asleep at the wheel (rust in the undercarriage seeping exhaust fumes into the cabin), Universal Studios in LA (the engine of the vehicle caught fire, come to think of it, so did the engine of my AMC Gremlin! lol, oh and I did own a Ford Pinto, the kind that went “boom” for the slightest reason – my friend took the engine apart to try to fix the water pump and mistook it for Humpty Dumpty so that got me out of harm’s way lol). So many attempts by the forces of darkness to take me out. I didn’t dodge anything, though. The Lord said “No. Your hour hasn’t come yet”.
Then there was the cult I was in. I will never tell you which one because you have no idea what that was like but all that stuff – thinking they owned my soul and I had to fall in line and behave, constant pressure to procure money from people even if it wrecked their finances because nothing was more important than the humanitarian mission and spiritual advancement (but none of it was as it appeared), with all that, literally the weight of the entire world, constant face rippings, coercion, manipulation and so on and on and on. Look I am not complaining. I am celebrating. Why? Because I survived it. Because the Lord gives me extra love because He knew I was long gone and irretrievable except He never gave up and He saw something in my struggle and my perseverance that could be put to much better use magnifying and glorifying Him some day. And also because all of that did teach me a lot. It did move a lot of fear off of me that people walk around with all day. It did set me apart. I have had an adventure through dark times of a character that so few know anything about nor will they. But God showed there was a way… even for me! So all these quotes from scripture totally resonate with me. All of that over a period of 25 years(!) and what dark spirits meant for evil God used for good in me. Praise The Lord! And that is why I am grateful, faithful and forevermore His.
And so I invite you to consider your struggles, your pain, your wanderings around in lostness and confusion, your struggling, twisting and writhing in chains to be free as blessings after all. Here is the scripture, the Holy Word of Our Sovereign, Gracious, Loving, Forgiving God to… help you.
CORROBORATING SCRIPTURE
James 1:2–4, 2 Corinthians 1:3–4, Psalm 34:18, 2 Corinthians 4:7–10, Isaiah 61:3, Revelation 12:11, Matthew 5:4, Genesis 50:20
James 1:2–4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
2 Corinthians 1:3–4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:7–10 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
Isaiah 61:3 To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
Revelation 12:11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
We often ask, “Why did this happen to me?” It is the cry of the wounded heart. But God does not waste pain. He redeems it.
TODAY’s BIBLICAL MORALITY PLAY: PAIN REVISITED And REINTERPRETED
The enemy meant your trauma for evil—to silence you, to shame you, to break you. But God meant it for good. He takes the very pieces the enemy shattered and uses them to build a pulpit for His glory.
One believer shared: “I thought my breakdown was the end. I felt useless. But as I healed, I realized my scars gave me credibility. When I spoke about my pain, others leaned in. My weakness became a window for God’s strength. My greatest pain became my greatest ministry.”
This is the mystery of the Gospel: We are jars of clay (2 Corinthians 4:7). Cracked, fragile, ordinary. But the treasure inside—Christ—is what shines through the cracks. If we were perfect, polished vessels, no one would see the Light. They would only see us. But because we are broken, they see Him.
Your trauma is not a waste. It is a weapon in God’s hands. He uses your story to comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:4). He uses your survival to prove His faithfulness. He uses your scars to point to the Cross.
Do not hide your brokenness. Offer it to Him. Let Him turn your mourning into dancing (Psalm 30:11). Let Him make your pain a platform for His praise.
PRAYER FOR WHOMSOEVERS
Lord, thank You for redeeming my pain. Forgive me for thinking my trauma was a waste. Help me to see how You are using my brokenness to comfort others and glorify Your name. Heal my wounds, but let the scars remain as testimonies of Your grace. Use my story for Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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