Spoken For

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Devotion: Spoken For

If you’ve ever felt alone in your grief, this devotion is for you. If you’ve ever felt like no one was there for you, this devotion is for you. If you’ve ever wished that someone could rise up to defend you against the world’s biases, boxes, and barriers, this devotion is for you.


Everyone wants to feel that they have someone to count on, especially during difficult times. We’d like to have an advocate, someone who can cheer us on. My heart has certainly craved that advocate relationship during my time of grief. But, as I reflect on the entire process, I’ve become certain of this: my heart is spoken for. Your heart is spoken for! Check it out:

9“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy” (1 Peter 2:9-10).

God has claimed us as His own. We don’t need to fear the isolation of grief any longer. We don’t need to fear the consequences of sin any longer. When Jesus stretched out His arms on the cross, His eyes looked at you and He said, “You are mine.” Your heart is spoken for.

Because Christ has spoken for you, He is now your great advocate and champion. So on those days when you feel lonely, overwhelmed, and at a loss for words, know that Christ is rising up to defend you and empower you. Your heart is spoken for!

Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for being my advocate and champion. Thank you for claiming me as your own! I rejoice in the peace and comfort I find in you. Amen.