We encourage you to read this devotion
three times a day. Start in the morning and reflect upon the morning
reflection question. Then in the afternoon, read it again and reflect using the
noon question for reflection. For the evening, take time to ponder how
this has resonated with you in the day and reflecting using the evening
question. We offer a prayer with each devotion for you to pray or we
invite you to pray what is in your heart.
Psalm 22:23-31
23 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him; stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! 24For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him. 25From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him. 26The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever! 27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. 28 For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.29To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him. 30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord, 31and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.
Reflection:
“But heard when I cried to him”, is a phrase that seems to echo in the heart. This verse says so much about how the psalmist views God. God is one whom we can come to in our darkest of hours. As we journey through lent, traveling through the wilderness as Jesus did, we will if we are sincerely focused on connecting more with Christ face dark hours. But our God is a god who comforts those who suffer, who struggle, and who cry out. We must trust that God will be there for us. Is it not comforting to know God hears you? Is it not comforting to know that God will wrap God’s arms around you when hardship comes? Turn to God during Lent, for God was with Jesus throughout the temptations he went through, and in turn God will also walk with you, too.
“But heard when I cried to him”, is a phrase that seems to echo in the heart. This verse says so much about how the psalmist views God. God is one whom we can come to in our darkest of hours. As we journey through lent, traveling through the wilderness as Jesus did, we will if we are sincerely focused on connecting more with Christ face dark hours. But our God is a god who comforts those who suffer, who struggle, and who cry out. We must trust that God will be there for us. Is it not comforting to know God hears you? Is it not comforting to know that God will wrap God’s arms around you when hardship comes? Turn to God during Lent, for God was with Jesus throughout the temptations he went through, and in turn God will also walk with you, too.
Reflection Questions:
Morning: When is a time when you have cried out to God?
Afternoon: When has God given you comfort in a time of crisis?
Morning: When is a time when you have cried out to God?
Afternoon: When has God given you comfort in a time of crisis?
Evening: How have you comforted others when they have endured great difficulty?
Prayer: Merciful God, I pray that you would help guide me through whatever struggles I encounter this Lenten season. I pray for strength, resilience, courage, and your spirit to help give me support. I know you will be there for me whatever struggle I may go through. In Christ name I pray. Amen
Prayer: Merciful God, I pray that you would help guide me through whatever struggles I encounter this Lenten season. I pray for strength, resilience, courage, and your spirit to help give me support. I know you will be there for me whatever struggle I may go through. In Christ name I pray. Amen
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