Carried By Grace

So what do we do when we feel like we have nothing left to give? But the good news is this.

As Christians, we were never meant to carry ourselves all the time.

We are carried by grace.

We are carried by God's grace.

When we are tired, God carries us.

When we are weak, God carries us.

When we have nothing left to give, God's grace is always enough for us.

So today, let's learn from Jesus Christ.

Let's look at what He did when He was tired.

and still pouring himself out for others.

Now, let's turn to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14.

Matthew was one of Jesus' disciples, if you are not familiar with the Bible.

So he followed Jesus, and he had the first-handed witness of what Jesus said and what he did.

So Jesus had just heard a news.

in the context of this chapter, he just had the news John the Baptist had been executed.

John had been murdered.

Okay, John was Jesus' cousin, close friend and ministry partner.

They were very close.

So it was a deep, impersonal loss.

Jesus' heart was broken.

Now let's see Jesus' response in Matthew 14, 13 to 14.

When Jesus heard what had happened to John, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.

He wanted to be alone.

Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed them, healed their sick.