Day 16 - March 22, 2025
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Take this time to enjoy a closer walk with God. Read a short devotion and a selected Bible verse each day.
It’s Day 16 of the Lent, A Closer Walk with God 40-Day Devotion.
DEVOTION
It was September of 1992. In my arms I held my two-month-old baby boy. I started going to church during my pregnancy. However, I felt like I didn’t deserve to be there. After all, in December of 1990, I knew I had committed the unpardonable sin – and there was no way God could forgive me for what I had done, or so I thought. How could He – when I couldn’t forgive myself?
Besides, I deserved the life I had up until I gave birth to that precious baby. My then-husband and I experienced a very volatile relationship – actions rendered unto me, I thought I deserved. But on that Autumn day in 1992, I held a little baby, and talked to God for the first time in years.
“Thank You so much for my little boy. I don’t deserve him, I thank You.”
Then, for the first time, I heard His still, small voice speak to the depths of my heart.
“Do you love that little baby?”
Ashamedly, I said haughtily, “Well, yeah, I just thanked You for him, didn’t I?”
“If you thought it would save His life, would you give up your life for him?”
“In a heartbeat, yes.”
Then, with a firm voice, He said, “Then what do you think I did for you?”
For the first time, I understood: If I would have been the only person on this planet, the sacrifice He made on the cross was for me – His child that He loved endlessly. I placed my baby in his bassinet, got on my knees and said, “Please – forgive me, Father – I never knew or understood, until now.”
PRAYER
Prayer: Father, thank You for seeking us out when we were blind to Your grace and mercy. Thank You for Your amazing love and forgiveness. Amen.
VERSE
Verse Psalm 51:1-2 (NIV)
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