Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 27:62–66Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: On Silent Saturday, the world seems to hold its breath. The tomb is sealed, and Jesus lies in death, the Savior who bore the weight of all our sin. The streets of Jerusalem are quiet, the disciples are confused and f...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 27:1-61, Mark 15:1-47, Luke 23:1-56, John 18:28-19:42Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: On Good Friday, we stand in awe before the cross and witness the Savior bearing the full weight of our sin. Jesus, perfectly holy and innocent, is condemned ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 26:17–75, Mark 14:12–72, Luke 22:7–71, John 13:1–18:27Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: On Maundy Thursday, we watch Jesus humbly wash His disciples’ feet, showing that true greatness is found in lowly service and care for others. At the table,...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 26:6–16, Mark 14:3–11, Luke 22:3–6Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: On Holy Wednesday, Jesus is anointed at Bethany, and His response reveals the beauty of faithful devotion. He honors the woman’s love, saying, “She has done a beautiful thing t...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 21:23–26:5, Mark 11:27–14:2, Luke 20:1–22:2, John 12:37–50Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: On Holy Tuesday, we see Jesus teaching with authority in the temple, confronting the hardness of hearts and the hypocrisy of the religious leaders. He w...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 21:12–22, Mark 11:12–19, Luke 19:45–48Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Holy Monday confronts us with a Jesus who is both tender Savior and righteous Judge. As He clears the temple, Christ exposes how easily true worship is crowded out by profi...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read one or all of the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, John 12:9–19Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Palm Sunday shows us a King who comes gently—not grasping for power, but willingly walking toward suffering. The crowds shout “Hosanna,” yet they long for a Mes...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Philippians 3 reminds us that the goal of the Christian life isn’t about stacking up spiritual credentials. It’s about gladly losing everything to gain Christ. Paul doesn’t romanticize suffering—he experienced ple...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: 2 Corinthians 4 pulls back the curtain on what faithful ministry and discipleship truly look like: not strength on display, but endurance under pressure. Paul speaks honestly about being worn down, opposed, and s...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Romans 8:12-39 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Romans 8 reminds us that suffering is part of life in a broken world, but it is never the final word for those who belong to Christ. As sons and daughters adopted by grace, we suffer with Him now so that we may be glo...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Romans 5:1-11 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Romans 5 reminds us that suffering does not mean God is against us. We have already been justified by faith and have peace with Him through Christ. Paul traces a surprising path: suffering produces endurance, character...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: James 1:1-12 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: James opens his letter by calling suffering a strange kind of gift—one God uses to grow our endurance and mature our faith. Trials don’t feel joyful in the moment, but James reminds us that God is at work through them, ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-19Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Today’s passage reminds us that suffering is not a strange interruption to the Christian life, but a shared path with Christ Himself. Peter tells believers not to be surprised when trials come, because suffering refine...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 23:26-49Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In our final passage of the week, we see the forgiving heart of our Savior shining most clearly at the cross. Surrounded by unspeakable cruelty and rejection, Jesus prays for His enemies and welcomes a dying sinner into...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Paul calls us to “work out our salvation with fear and trembling,” trusting that God is faithfully at work within us, growing both the desire and the power to follow Him in obedience. At the heart of that obedienc...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In today’s passage, John reminds us that the message we have heard from the beginning is simple, but it’s not easy: those who belong to Christ are called to love one another. During these 40 days of Lent, forgiveness b...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Paul speaks plainly in Ephesians 4 to remind us that following Jesus means leaving behind the old ways of thinking and living that once defined us. During Lent, we are challenged to look honestly at the anger, hard ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Because we have been raised with Christ, Paul reminds us that our lives should no longer be driven by old ways that once held us captive. In this season of Lent, many of us may be feeling the weight of hurt or unres...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In today’s passage, Jesus reminds us that forgiveness flows naturally from remembering how much we ourselves have been forgiven. The servant’s overwhelming debt reflects the weight of our sin before a holy and just ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 6:27-36Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In Luke 6:27-36, Jesus calls His followers to a kind of mercy that goes far beyond what feels natural—loving our enemies and doing good to them without expecting anything in return. He knows this is not easy, so He point...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-5:10Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Today’s passage reminds us that our hope rests not in our striving, but in Christ’s finished work on our behalf. Jesus, our great High Priest, fully understands our weakness, yet He never sinned. Because He suffered...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 10:25-37Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Jesus’s story of the Good Samaritan shows us mercy in its simplest and most tangible form: stepping in to help someone in need without waiting for them to earn it—or even ask for it. Like the priest and the Levite, we c...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: James 2:1-13 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: James reminds us that mercy—not favoritism—is meant to mark God’s people. God calls us to reflect His love without partiality, because He showed mercy to us without prejudice. He did not save us because of our status, o...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Titus 3:1-11Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Today’s passage reminds us that our salvation is rooted entirely in God’s mercy, not in anything we have done to earn it. We were once foolish, disobedient, and enslaved to sin, yet God, in His kindness, stepped in to sa...  Read More