This is a season of preparation for Resurrection Sunday. Many people celebrate by offering to remove something from their life for 40 days. I offer you something quite different--a chance to see, in your life, a true spiritual resurrection. By looking at the lives of 40 people who experienced this kind of radical change, I pray you too may be inspired to look within your own heart, to see the sin that dwells there, and to lay it down before the Resurrected Christ, with no intention of returning to it when the season of preparation is over. This is true sacrifice and offering to God. By taking such action, you will see that your life has been resurrected from sin and death!
Beginning tomorrow, February 29, you will find a daily devotional on this site that is designed to take you on such a journey. If you would like to be prepared for Holy Week and the day we celebrate our Lord and Savior's Resurrection, this daily devotional will help you come to His cross in purity and holiness as you surrender yourself to Him day by day.
This devotional is not intended to be for your reading enjoyment. On the contrary, it has been written so that you will be introspective. It is designed so that you can ask yourself questions that will, hopefully, lead you to a true assessment of yourself and to a calling of God to be who He wants you to be. You can also ask yourself which person in each devotional you most relate to or resemble. And be prepared--sometimes you won’t like what you discover about yourself. That’s alright…keep looking at your heart and asking the deeper questions!
Prayerfully read each Bible passage before reading the devotional, looking at the cross references as well. They will add further insight to the daily story. Your heart is of extreme importance to Jesus. During these 40 days, be faithful to do what is necessary in order to bring a changed heart to the Resurrected Jesus. Roll the stone away from your heart, and take a walk around in there! Be open to discovering the things in you that are displeasing to God. When you discover something, tell God about it and ask Him to transform you by the reading of the Word, by prayer and by the Spirit. Then begin to spend more time with Him, so that He can transform you. It is through your relationship with Him that He will change you.
No matter how difficult, rejoice in the journey. He has risen so that you may have a resurrected heart! Hallelujah!
And let me know that you are following this devotional by your comments and "likes." That would be a delight to my soul!
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