5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
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| Sheila Walsh: God Speaks Through Scars | 5 Minutes with Jesus | April 30, 2026
- We all
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- Know will face challenges in life, as sons were hit
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- By something that feels as if the enemy has won.
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- But because of jesus, the enemy
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- Is already defeated.
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- As christ held out his nail, pierced hands and wounded side,
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- They were no longer marks of death.
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- They were signs of the ultimate victory, declaring
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- That death was overcome by the blood of the lamb.
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- You know, christ wears those scars in heaven
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- As glorious trophies of the battle he has won.
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- The only earthly thing in eternity
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- Will be the scars of christ.
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- So bring your scars to jesus.
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- You don't have to hide anymore because of jesus.
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- We went.
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- I remember as a child being told in sunday school
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- That god had our names inscribed into the palms of his hands
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- And wondering how big his hands would have to be to fit
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- Us all in.
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- But now i think
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- Every time god the father sees the pierced hands of christ,
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- He sees you and he sees me.
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- There's no image that displays the love of god
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- More perfectly than the scars of jesus.
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- The scars tell god's story.
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- Remember, it was evening of the first day of the week.
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- The followers had gathered together with the doors locked
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- Because they were afraid of the jews.
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- Jesus came and stood among them.
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- He said, may you have peace.
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- When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
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- When the followers saw the lord,
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- They were filled with joy.
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- You can find that in john chapter 20.
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- I can only imagine what that day must have been like.
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- For three years these men and women
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- Had followed jesus from town to town.
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- They watched the crowds grow.
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- They saw miracles happen before their eyes.
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- They had seen jesus turn his storm into a sea of glass.
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- The single word they knew at any moment now,
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- Jesus would take his place in jerusalem and overthrow the
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- Roman government.
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- It's important to remember what they knew of scripture
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- At that point.
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- They didn't have what you and i have.
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- All they had was the old testament scrolls.
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- These had
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- Been read to them in the temple since they were children.
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- Every jew held on, particularly to the promise of these words
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- From the prophet isaiah about the coming messiah.
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- For a child is born to us,
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- A son is given to us.
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- The government will rest on his shoulders,
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- And he will be called wonderful counselor,
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- Mighty god, everlasting father, prince of peace.
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- His government and its peace will never end.
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- He will rule with fairness and justice
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- From the throne of his ancestor david.
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- For all eternity.
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- The passionate commitment
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- Of the lord of heaven's armies will make this happen.
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- So think about it.
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- If that's all you've heard since you were a child,
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- Then you would expect that if jesus was indeed the messiah,
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- All those things were about to happen.
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- Now, i mean, they'd follow jesus, watched him
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- Do the things, prophesied that messiah would do,
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- And now they were waiting for christ to simply
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- Come and take over.
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- When jesus entered jerusalem on a donkey
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- And the crowds went wild, swaying
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- Palm branches at his feet, they must have believed that
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- The reign of messiah was beginning.
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- The story was beginning to unfold,
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- But not the way they thought it would.
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- John records much of that final conversation that jesus
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- Had with his disciples on the very night he was betrayed.
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- You know,
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- He tried to prepare them for what was about to happen,
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- But he just didn't understand.
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- What does he mean when he says in a little while
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- You won't see me,
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- But then you will see me, and i'm going to the father.
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- And what does he mean by a little while?
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- We don't understand.
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- It's in john chapter 16.
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- Yet they were singing hymns that night as they left
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- The upper room and headed across the kidron valley.
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- Then it all started
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- To go wrong in their eyes.
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- Haven't you been there?
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- I know i have.
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- You're in a great place.
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- Loving god. families intact.
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- Then suddenly something you didn't see coming happens.
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- And you wonder where god is.
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- And does he see what's going on?
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- I'm thinking of the thousands of messages
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- I received over the years asking that question.
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- What went wrong?
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- I could relay so many of the different situations to you,
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- But the one that hits you hardest is your own.
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- No matter what it was, you simply didn't see it coming.
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- It might be relational or health,
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- Finances or future plans,
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- But whatever it is, whatever it hits, it feels raw.
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- And it's hard not to panic.
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- We all know will face challenges in life, as sons were hit
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- By something that feels as if the enemy has won.
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- But because of jesus,
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- The enemy is already defeated.
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- As christ held out his nail, pierced hands and wounded side,
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- They were no longer marks of death.
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- They were signs of the ultimate victory, declaring
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- That death was overcome by the blood of the lamb.
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- You know, christ wears those scars in heaven
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- As glorious trophies of the battle he has won.
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- The only earthly thing in eternity
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- Will be the scars of christ.
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- So bring your scars to jesus.
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- You don't have to hide anymore because of jesus.
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- We went.
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- Let's pray.
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- Lord, i want to thank you that
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- You retained the scars after your crucifixion.
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- You could have left those behind in the tomb
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- With the linen cloths that had wrapped you,
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- But you kept your scars.
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- And i want to thank you, lord,
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- That our scars are proof that you heal the no longer open
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- Wounds, but reminders of where you have touched our lives.
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- But lord, i pray right now for anyone who is in a situation
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- That feels unbearable.
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- Lord, i ask by your holy spirit
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- That you would give them your peace just as you walked
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- Into that room where the disciples
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- Were all gathered together,
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- Terrified of what was going to happen to them.
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- The first words you spoke to them were peace.
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- So i ask that right now, lord, for anyone who's struggling.
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- I ask that you would give them the gift of your
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- Peace in jesus name.
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- Amen.
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