Ma grâce te suffit

Ne crains pas, car je suis avec toi ; ne sois pas inquiet, car moi je suis ton Dieu. Je te fortifierai ; oui, je t'aiderai ; oui, je te soutiendrai. Ésaïe 41. 10

Toi, Seigneur ! tu es bon, prompt à pardonner, et grand en bonté envers tous ceux qui crient vers toi. Psaume 86. 5
 

«Ma grâce te suffit». Oh ! Parole admirable !
Elle suffit à tout jusqu'au bout du chemin,
Prélude merveilleux au bonheur ineffable
Qu'auprès de toi, Jésus, nous goûterons sans fin.

«Ma grâce te suffit». Dans la faiblesse extrême,
Nous éprouvons, Seigneur, ton tout-puissant secours ;
Tu soutiens notre foi dans la souffrance même,
Nous entourant toujours des soins de ton amour.

De ta grâce bientôt, dans la maison du Père,
Nous pourrons savourer tous les effets bénis,
Nous souvenant, là-haut, du jour où, sur la terre,
Tu nous as répondu : «Ma grâce te suffit».

“J'ai supplié trois fois le Seigneur… et il m'a dit : Ma grâce te suffit, car ma puissance s'accomplit dans la faiblesse” (2 Corinthiens 12. 8, 9).

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Spiritually Exhausted?

An angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 1 Kings 19:5

Loving God, help me to turn to You when I am worn out. Thank You that in You I find rest.

“Emotionally, we’ve sometimes worked a full day in one hour,” Zack Eswine writes in his book The Imperfect Pastor. Although he was referring specifically to the burdens pastors frequently carry, this is true for any of us. Weighty emotions and responsibilities can leave us physically, mentally, and spiritually exhausted. And all we want to do is sleep.

In 1 Kings 19, the prophet Elijah found himself in a situation where he was depleted in every way. We read that Queen Jezebel threatened to put him to death (vv. 1–2) after she discovered he had the prophets of Baal killed (see 18:16–40). Elijah was so afraid he ran away and prayed he would die (19:3–4).

In his distress, he lay down. An angel touched him twice and told him to “get up and eat” (vv. 5, 7). After the second time, Elijah was strengthened by the food God provided, and he “traveled forty days and forty nights” until he came to a cave (vv. 8–9). There, the Lord appeared to him and recommissioned him (vv. 9–18)—and he was refreshed and able to continue the work God had for him to do.

Sometimes we too need to be encouraged in the Lord. This may come in the form of a talk with another believer, a worship song, or time in prayer and God’s Word.

Feeling exhausted? Give your burdens to God today and be refreshed! He will carry your load.

By:  Julie Schwab