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New to the Lent, A Closer Walk with God 40-Day Devotion? Start with Day 1!

Take this time to enjoy a closer walk with God. Read a short devotion and a selected Bible verse each day.

It’s Day 15 of the Lent, A Closer Walk with God 40-Day Devotion.

DEVOTION

My then-young son and I had just completed our usual Saturday morning grocery shopping.

We returned to our car and prepared for our drive home. My son was in the backseat, buckled into his booster seat, and I was in the front driver's seat.

As we prepared to exit the shopping center, I saw yet another man holding a cardboard sign in need. For a moment, I felt compassion, but my mind ignored my heart. I just had to make it to the stop sign to get past the man, to move on, and to forget about the tug on my heart.

As we approached the stop sign, I heard my son’s little voice from the backseat of the car. It was a voice of concern and compassion, wanting to know why that man was holding a piece of cardboard with written words on it. That was the voice of a tender, untainted heart, a heart that held concern for a stranger in need of food.

That day, we made a pit stop to get food for a needy stranger, holding a cardboard sign. He was a stranger to me but not to Jesus. That day, my son helped me see a man more like Jesus would see him.

Jesus teaches us about love and what it looks like to put love into action. God wants our hearts. Our heart posture matters to Him. What is in our hearts flows out of us.

As we approach Easter and the resurrection, let us lean in and ask God to soften our hearts. May He reveal anything that needs to be made right with Him. May we see and love people a little more like Jesus.

PRAYER

Lord, please be patient as I learn the lessons Jesus taught. Remind me to put love into action whenever possible. Set the posture of my heart to be pleasing to You, Father. Amen.

VERSE

Verse 1 John 3:17 (NIV)

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AUTHOR

• Jen Graham

  Jen works full time as a Physical Therapist Assistant while residing in the state of Delaware. She enjoys spending time with family & friends. Her favorite place is anywhere that takes her outside into God’s great outdoors.

  She is currently serving, by leading a small prayer team, at her church. She is passionate about learning and growing, especially when it comes to her faith journey.