Posts with the category “lent”

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

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 9:1-13Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In Matthew 9, we see Jesus healing a paralyzed man, calling Matthew—a despised tax collector—and dining with sinners. The Pharisees were shocked and quick to protest, yet Jesus reminds us that He came not for the self-...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: James 5:7-20 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: James 5 reminds us that confession is meant to be lived out in community, not kept locked away in isolation. When James calls believers to confess their sins to one another, he points us toward the healing that comes th...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Daniel 9:1-19 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Daniel’s prayer in today’s passage takes place in exile, a painful reminder that sin has real consequences for God’s people. Yet instead of distancing himself from that guilt, Daniel leans in—confessing “we” again and ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Exodus 32:1-35 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Exodus 32 paints a powerful picture of confession as intercession, as Moses steps into the gap for a sinful people. He doesn’t minimize Israel’s rebellion or shift the blame—he openly acknowledges their guilt and plea...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Jonah 3 testifies to the surprising power of a simple, honest response to God’s word. When the people of Nineveh hear Jonah’s warning, they don’t argue, delay, or look for loopholes. Their king leads by example, and the...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-23 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: David’s confrontation with Nathan in 2 Samuel 12 comes on the heels of David’s affair with Bathsheba. This passage shows us that confession often begins when God lovingly exposes what we would rather keep hidden. Wh...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Manasseh’s story in 2 Chronicles 33 reminds us that no amount of sin places us beyond the reach of God’s mercy. After years of rebellion, idolatry, outright defiance, and even child sacrifice, Manasseh is brough...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: John 13:1-20 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Today’s passage shows us the ultimate example of humility. Jesus does the unthinkable: the Lord of all creation takes the place of a servant and washes the feet of His disciples. He kneels before them fully aware of who...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16 Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In Ephesians 4, Paul urges us to live in a way that aligns with the grace we have received, marked by humility, patience, and love toward one another. Unity in the church doesn’t come from us being the same as every...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In today’s passage, Paul reminds us that humility isn’t optional for the Christian life—it flows from the Gospel itself. Jesus, who had every right to cling to His glory, chose instead the difficult path of obedien...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-13; Mark 11:1-11Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Zechariah foretells a King who comes not with worldly power, but in humility and righteousness, riding on a donkey. In Mark’s account, Jesus fulfills this promise, revealing God’s unfolding plan not thr...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 7:1-10Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In today’s passage, the centurion comes to Jesus with a clear awareness of his own unworthiness. Jesus had come first to the Jewish people, and the centurion—a Roman—was an outsider and even an enemy. And yet, he trusted ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30; Matthew 18:1-4Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In Matthew 11, Jesus thanks the Father that the truths of His kingdom are revealed not to the confident and self-important, but to the humble and needy. He invites the weary to come to Him for rest—no...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 22:39-46; Romans 8:26-28Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In Luke 22:39–46, we see Jesus praying in Gethsemane with real sorrow, yet fully submitting Himself to the Father’s will. That same posture of surrender is echoed in Romans 8:26–28, where we are reminded...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 18:1-14Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In today’s passage, Jesus teaches us that a healthy prayer life is marked by persistence and humility. In the parable of the persistent widow, He encourages us not to lose heart, but to keep coming to God. Our perseveran...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Luke 11:1-13Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: Today we come back to the Lord’s Prayer, but from a slightly different angle. Jesus teaches His disciples this prayer not as a tool for getting their way, but as a method of learning dependence on their gracious Father. ...  Read More

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your time, then read the following Scriptures.Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18Reflect on the devotional, and answer the questions to dive in deeper!Devotional: In this passage, Jesus calls us away from prayer that seeks the approval of others and draws us instead into sincere communion with our Heavenly Father. He reminds us that prayer isn’t a performance or a way to impress...  Read More

Pray and Choose a FastAfter praying and asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit, I will be abstaining from _______________________ for Lent 2026. Daily Content This guide includes a daily time of reading, response, and prayer starting on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (Ash Wednesday) and ending on Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, for which we will have additional resourc...  Read More

Traditionally, participants use the Lenten season to fast during the weekdays and feast on Sundays. This is true all the way through Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday (March 29, 2026). Whether it’s abstaining from food, technology, social media, spending, entertainment, sleep, or something else, we can’t talk about Lent without talking about fasting. But…why fast? This is where we need to exa...  Read More

Lent can be an intimidating season for a lot of us. Some of us grew up hearing that it was a Catholic tradition. Some of us envision harsh days of fasting and long, uninterrupted hours of prayer. Some of us have never heard of it at all! No matter where you fall when it comes to Lent, we see you…and we get it! We’re willing to bet that if you picked up this guide, you’re at least curious about it....  Read More