Jesus came to set at liberty the bruised

Today let's look at the next thing Jesus came to do, set at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18).
I remember when I was a child. I was never the nice, quiet girl who played with dolls; I was more of a tomboy. I loved to climb trees and do other "boys' stuff". However, once in a while I fell down from a tree or stumbled over a log or a stone, and the result was a bruised leg or arm. What did I do? I ran home to my mother as fast as I could, and when she had put on a band-aid, everything was ok. She liberated me from the pain from the bruises.
I don't climb trees or stumble over rocks any more, however, I do get bruised. These bruises may not be as visible as a cut in the leg, but they can hurt just as much, they can even hurt more. These are the internal bruises that we all get during our walk through this life. These bruises can come through a thoughtless remark from a friend, a negative comment from a spouse or ill-treatment from a person in authority, and many other sources.
What Jesus says here is that when we are bruised in any way, He will set us free from the results of these bruises. He will heal us. He will mend us.
Think about an antique vase that you've inherited from your grandmother. You really cherish that vase. It's really valuable to you. Then someone breaks the vase. You're devastated. You look at the pieces on the floor, and think, "I really wish someone could fix this vase for me." It would be one of the very rare occasions if Jesus walked into the room and glued the vase together again. He doesn't usually do that. However, when we're broken inside, He absolutely wants to come in and "glue us together". That was one of His assignments for His earth walk. He loves to liberate us from our bruises.
Are you bruised? Do you feel there are wounds inside like open sores? Let Jesus heal them. He's more than willing and more than able to set at liberty you who are bruised.