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Filled with His Grace

His left hand cradles my head while his right hand holds me close. We are at rest in this love.

—Song of Songs 8:3 (TPT)

We all have times when rest and recovery are the order of the day. When trials and challenges wear us down, we can be encouraged—because God understands our needs. He is compassionate and loving-kind to us. He desires us to be restored so that we can enjoy His abundance and share His grace with others.

Our loving, caring, trustworthy Shepherd-King is present with us, showing His grace to us in our time of need. His power rests upon us, so we can face anything that comes against us with courage and confidence. We can approach His throne of grace for forgiveness and restoration whenever we need it. We do not need to be perfect in ourselves, because He empowers us. We are made perfect in Him. His grace is more than sufficient to meet us anywhere we are at, with all that we need to be victorious.

This grace to find success isn’t something we create for ourselves. It’s not something we gain in our own strength, and we do not work in order to earn it. Rather, it is God’s generous gift to us, through Christ, who suffered and died for us on the cross and then rose again victorious. He made this sacrifice for us, so that we can rest in His grace.

Because of our Shepherd-King’s love, we can draw on His grace to accomplish anything we need. His grace empowers us to arise, leave our isolation, connect with others, and be a blessing!

Here are three Bible-based affirmations to strengthen your faith today:

I AM grace-filled. I AM humble and kind. I AM an encourager who allows others to rise.

Remember, we capitalize the I AM to demonstrate our awareness that Christ in us gives us everything we need. We are nothing without Him.