Jesus is a compassionate King who also calls us to serve others on behalf of Him. This is not easy because we often focus so much on our inadequacy – but He’s inviting us today to remember what He did and what He’s able to do in our lives. He is calling us to trust Him.

Jesus does all things well – He opened the door of salvation to all of us as He overwhelms us with His extravagant mercy and shows us incredible honor that we don’t deserve. Through Christ, we’re no longer outsiders, but insiders welcomed to enter the presence of God and enjoy the feast that He has prepared for us.

Jesus teaches us that what defiles us is not outside of us – it’s inside us; it’s the sin-saturated, sin-stained heart. And the only way to get a clean heart is through Jesus Christ, who offers His heart to us on the cross. Then let us receive with humility, with joy, and live to tell others about this wonderful news.

Jesus will at times send us into a storm because He loves us. He will use it to expose our weakness and reveal who He is – reminding us once again that He alone is worthy of our trust. But even still, He doesn’t leave us to weather through the storm on our own; He promises that He will be in the boat with us.

Jesus Christ is our Good Shepherd and the Bread of life. In Him, we find rest. In Him, we are embraced. In Him, we lack nothing. And in Him, we receive life. Then let us confess our needs and embrace His grace as we run to this compassionate Savior.