For eighteen years, a woman in Luke 13 could not stand up straight. She could see the dirt but not the sky, and people’s shoes but not their faces. Still, she kept coming to the house of God.

In this message, Pastor Michael D. Chance reminds us that your condition may change your posture, but it does not cancel your purpose. Life can bend us through grief, betrayal, sickness, money that runs short, caring for everyone else, and smiling on Sunday after crying Saturday night. Pastor Chance points us to three truths from the text:

1. You can deal with the pain that tried to push you down. Faith does not ask you to pretend you are not hurting. Bent is not broken, delayed is not denied, and wounded is not worthless.

2. You know the impact of His presence. She did not see Jesus, but Jesus saw her. He saw her before she straightened up, and He sees you right where you are.

3. God always has the power to bring you back. One touch from Jesus did what eighteen years could not, and she glorified God. When He lifts you up, remember who picked you up.

If you have been carrying something heavy for a long time, this word is for you. Keep showing up. God is not finished with you, because bent over ain’t over.