Devotions For Lent – Day 16

The Veil of His Flesh

“By the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain,
that is, through His flesh.”         (Hebrews 10:20)

Read 1 Peter 1:18-21.

We have been focusing on the veil in the temple being torn in two. However, something far greater was torn. Today’s Bible verse makes it clear. Jesus’ flesh is also a veil. Who can imagine the horror and agony of crucifixion? It is not a pretty picture. Nonetheless, our hope and confidence rest in this promise: You have been redeemed “with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:19).

As the woman we talked about earlier stood in church, she wondered, could what was torn apart in her life be healed by Jesus’ wounds? Today, write a prayer of thanks to Jesus, your Savior, for sacrificing His body for your life.

Prayer Starter:
Savior, You opened the way to the Father for me through Your flesh. The words of praise that come to my mind are . . .