Devotions For Lent – Day 29

Greater Than Our Heart

“Whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart.”
(1 John 3:20)

Read John 21:1-17.

Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote, “If you hear it rightly, take the forgiveness of all your sins quite literally, then you will be able to go away from the altar, divinely understood, as light of heart as a newborn child, upon whom nothing, nothing weighs heavily.”

Life is sweet when this is true. But in order to go away in peace, you have to realize your need in the first place. The shame and fear in our hearts often hold us back from this peace that God promises.

But God is greater than our hearts. He knows the feelings that haunt you. Be at peace! — not in your promises to do better, but in His promises, promises that He keeps because of the cross. In your thoughts or writing today, make a list of the things from your past that rob you of peace. Then, remember that because of the cross, you can have peace in those things.

Prayer Starter:
Jesus, help me to take You at Your word of forgiveness when it comes to . . .