Devotions For Lent – Day 7

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“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.     (Acts 4:12)

Read Ephesians 2:1-10.

RIIIIP! This was not your normal everyday bedroom curtain being torn. It started 60 feet up in the air and ripped through fabric nearly 4 inches thick. The tear came all the way to the ground.

Religious scholars believe that, due to its enormous size, 300 priests were needed just to carry the curtain. This is not something that ripped easily! But yet, it did rip, top to bottom, tearing completely into 2 pieces.

What no human being could do by human strength, God did by the death of His Son. The debt of our sins was paid by Jesus alone. Only the torn flesh of Jesus on the cross can give us the confidence to enter into the presence of God. Take a step back and reflect on the things in your life that only God could have done.

Prayer Starter:
Jesus, Your blood alone cleanses me. Your death alone gives me life. You alone, Jesus, give me the strength to . . .