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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 5 of the Lent, A Closer Walk with God 40-Day Devotion.

DEVOTION

“Crockpot.”

“Crockpot?” After praying fervently for my then-wayward lamb, asking God what I could do to bring that lamb back to the fold, that’s what I heard from the Lord?

“Father,” I prayed, “I’m a little dense, here, because I have no idea what You’re talking about. Could You explain it to me?”

God knows I love to cook. So, maybe He thought I’d understand straight-away. I didn’t. “Your child is the ceramic crockpot. You, your husband, and others have provided her with all of the ingredients necessary to make her who she is. Some of those ingredients are raw. I am the cooking filament. I know how long to cook her – and how hot, or warm. Place her in My care. Cover her with the lid of prayer, thanksgiving, and faith – then allow Me to do My job and leave her be.”

“Does that mean I can’t try to talk to her, Lord?”

With gentle understanding, God said to my heart, “No, that’s not what it means. I’m telling you to not do what you usually do with your children after you give them over to Me – you take the lid of prayer off and stir things up. You’re not helping. You did what I told you to do when you raised them. Now, let Me take over.”

It was not my doing, but God’s when she gave her life back to Christ and got baptized in 2024. He is faithful to complete His work – but we trust Him at His word. 

PRAYER

Thank You for the peace You bring as we – your living crockpots – learn to trust fully in You and Your promises to those who love You. If we trust the process, the outcome will be more than good, because You are good. Amen.

VERSE

Verse Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

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AUTHOR

• Rebecca Jones

  Rebecca Jones is a writer and cake decorating enthusiast who lives in Seaford, Delaware with her husband Tim, and her youngest son -- a musically gifted young man named Samuel. She is equally proud of her birds who have flown from the nest: Glenn, Daniel, and Rachel, and loves her role as mother-in-law to Taylor and Conner. She is owned by her three beautiful kitties -- Shiloh, Fritzie, and Baby -- and plays frisbee practically every day with her playmate: a dog named "Ringo."

  Rebecca makes her spiritual home at Abundant Life Church, Donovan's Road, Georgetown, where she helps in whichever capacity she is able and available.

  Rebecca writes for Morningstar Publications as a freelance newswriter. She also has been a freelance writer for web companies and organizations. In addition, she enjoys voice-over work, as well as oral storytelling.

  Rebecca has had work published in trade magazines, as well as the former "Christian Woman" magazine. "Chicken Soup for the Soul" has published stories in two of their books. She has had short stories published in five different published books.

  She is currently working on personal writing projects which include two plays, a book, a memoir, and a children's book or two. Rebecca can be reached at rebecca.jones.storyteller@gmail.com.