40 / Saturday
Deposition / Roger van der Weyden / c. 1435 / Oil on oak panel
Morning meditation
Read John 20:1-18
What stands out to you about this passage?
Who, in this passage, do you relate to most closely?
—Scripture Notes and Additional Questions
Morning Prayer
This week we are asking GOD to bless every home each morning:
Lord, I invite your goodness and peace into every home, including mine! Through Your glorious, unlimited resources, empower every home with inner strength through Your Spirit. Jesus, make Your home in the hearts of each family member as they learn to trust in You. Grow their roots down into Your love and make every home strong in You. Bless every home to be a light that shines brightly to those around it.
Download this smart phone wallpaper as a reminder to pray all day long!
Today’s motivation
Is there sin in your life that needs to be forgiven? What if the goal isn’t that everything gets fixed but that nothing is hidden? Jesus’ death on the cross was not just a symbolic act. It was a real payment for our real sins. And when that payment was complete, the veil that had stood between you and God was ripped down the middle. The power of forgiveness is as available today as it was the moment Jesus died. All you have to do is ask. And when you do, the veil that is separating you from God’s plan will be torn in two. There are moments in all our lives when we feel lost, unforgivable, unlovable and abandoned. You know the end of the Easter story, of course, but do you know the end of your own?
—Author Arnold Ytreeide
Day 35-40 of your goals
Make sure your daily habits are locked in so you can FINISH strong!
☑️ Emotional/Self-Denial Goal - TODAY is your last day!
☑️ Mental/Almsgiving Goal - TODAY is your last day!
☑️ Physical/Fasting Goal - TODAY is your last day!
Did I say? “TODAY is your last day!”
Evening Prayer
Set an alarm for this evening so you remember to end your day with God.
This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. Not the end of 40 days but the whole reason I started this journey in the first place—to grow closer to You and walk in who You say I am. Search my heart and reveal any sin that is hidden from You. I don’t want to hide anything from You even if it means things are still hard. You died for real to pay for my real sins. You tore the veil between You and I in two. In Your Kingdom I am not lost. I am forgivable. I am lovable. I am not abandoned. You have written my story. May I live it well. Amen!
Pray that God would do a work in our world this Easter. As families are focused on Jesus, pray that many in our world would turn to Him as well.