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No More Disgrace, Only Grace upon Grace

     “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.” Isa. 54:4-5 (NLT)

Dear heavenly Father, this Scripture is astonishing and full of heart liberating power. Thank you for coming to us so faithfully in your Word—giving welcome to the exiled, balm for the broken, and grace for the disgraced. Thank you for your tenacious tenderness, inexhaustible patience, and heart-healing kindness. Thank you that we don’t have to be ashamed of our lingering battle with shame. Thank you for the promise that one Day I’ll be completely free, healthy, and whole.

Until that Day, we will blast our hearts with the good news—the true news: You are not ashamed of us, Father. In fact, you delight in us—as hard as that is to believe, at times. Your gaze is the gaze of grace. When you look at us, you not only see the righteousness of Jesus, with which you’ve clothed us, you see us and desire us.

There’s nothing about us you don’t know. There’s nothing left to discover, shock, or disappoint you. You don’t love us as we should be, or will be, but as we are, right now. Thank you, Father, thank you—words that come easily, but words that feel woefully inadequate to express our sense of gratitude, relief, and peace.

As this day begins, and will end, we bless you there’s no more disgrace waiting for us, only more of your grace. Hallelujah! Your name is Redeemer and our name is beloved. The Lord of heaven’s armies has made us his Bride. Hallelujah! So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ merciful and mighty name.

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