Soul Rest Devotionals

Soul Rest Devotional (2nd Week of Lent) John 3:3; Genesis 12:1–4 In John 3 we meet Nicodemus, a respected teacher, a Pharisee, and a member of the Jewish ruling council. He was knowledgeable, moral, and deeply religious—yet something in him remained unsettled. So he came to Jesus at night, searching for answers. Night in John’s Gospel often represents spiritual uncertainty. Nicodemus was curious but cautious—interested, but not yet fully surrendered. Many people today share t

Scripture: Genesis 3:1–7; Matthew 4:1–4 “Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say…?’ … When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye… she took some and ate it.” (Genesis 3:1,6) “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4) Lent invites us to step back and ask a quiet but searching question: What am

Grace and peace to you as we prepare to enter the season of Lent, with our hearts already oriented toward Easter hope. Next week, we begin the forty-day journey of Lent, walking with Jesus as he is led by the Spirit into the wilderness. Before the empty tomb, before resurrection joy, there is the wilderness—a place of testing, stripping away, and deep trust. Lent reminds us that resurrection life does not bypass the wilderness; it is formed within it. Lent invites us to let g