The 2020 Lenten Devotional is available in print, via email, via text message, and online. Each day’s entry will be posted here.
Lenten Devotional Posts
Sunday, April 12, 2020
…that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again. Luke 24:7 It fills…
Saturday, April 11, 2020
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:5 Hope keeps us going. A life without hope lacks drive…
Friday, April 10, 2020
I go to prepare a place for you. John 14: 2 “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Luke 24:30 A table is…
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Psalms 66:1 JOY! Does anyone else find it challenging to find joy in your everyday life? I’ll…
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” Luke 23:20-21 Pontius Pilate wanted to release Jesus because he had…
Monday, April 6, 2020
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21 This week we reflect on Jesus’ walk to…
Sunday, April 5, 2020 (Palm Sunday)
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that…
Saturday, April 4, 2020
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The…
Friday, April 3, 2020
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. Genesis 2:8 Have you ever planted a garden? Maybe your idea of gardening is one indoor plant. …
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Of the blue, purple, and crimson yarns they made finely worked vestments, for ministering in the holy place. Exodus 39:1 I was familiar with the…
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went…
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
… according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear. Haggai 2:5…
Monday, March 30, 2020
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season.” Change is constant…
Saturday, March 28, 2020
As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him,…
Friday, March 27, 2020
Therefore, it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without revelation. Micah 3:6 I have spent most of my adult life…
Thursday, March 26, 2020
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up…
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. 1 Chronicles 16:33 This scripture, as…
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. Proverbs 7:24 I grew up attending Ingomar UMC near…
Monday, March 23, 2020
Then about sunset a shout went through the army, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!” 1 Kings 22:36 Ahab, the…
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!” Matthew 27:22…
Friday, March 20, 2020
My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?” Psalms 42:3 Viktor Frankl in his…
Thursday, March 19, 2020
He said to me, “Count up for me those who have not yet come, and gather for me the scattered raindrops, and make the withered…
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. Psalm 18:28 Darkness is not usually associated with joy or happiness. …
Monday, March 16, 2020
Christ crucified…. a social disgrace to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. 1 Corinthians 1:23 In short, the Cross is an irrelevant source of…
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
…there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he…
Saturday, March 14, 2020
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Matthew 4:19 During Lent I portrayed Mary, Mother of James…
Friday, March 13, 2020
…and the dove came back to him in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf; so, Noah knew that…
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Look up to the bare heights,and see! Jeremiah 3:2 I look at this photo and the memory comes back. March. A cold, gray, dreary day.…
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. Psalm 116:13 While Peter, James and John slept in Gethsemane;…
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.” John 15:1 What better assurance of God’s love than to know that He…
Monday, March 9, 2020
The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. Isaiah 32:17 God’s sanctuary is wherever we encounter him.…
Saturday, March 7, 2020
“…but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in…
Friday, March 6, 2020
But Jesus called for them and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as…
Thursday, March 5, 2020
But get me a musician. And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the Lord came on him. 2 Kings 3:15 In one version of…
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
But then a hand touched me and roused me to my hands and knees. Daniel 10:10 Today’s scripture verse describes something of an awakening. The prophet…
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Rest … it conjures up different…
Monday, March 2, 2020
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to…
Friday, February 28, 2020
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7 I just love this…
Thursday, February 27, 2020
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of…
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
…therefore, I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:6 Truth be told, I had to be sold on the idea of our…
Introduction
In our staff meeting on February 19, all things Lent was part of the conversation. Preparation for Lent is a tad bit different than prepping…