40-Day Worship Experience Youth DevotionalSample

When you consider your family and friends, what relationship is the easiest and most peaceful? When do you feel the safest? When are you most “you”?

The person who comes to mind is probably the one who knows you the best and loves you the most. They have seen you in the good and the bad moments, and they have proven their loyalty and faithfulness. That’s why you feel secure with them.

Now think about this: God knows you better than any person ever could because He created you and He sees your most hidden needs and thoughts. He has known you throughout your life, and He loves you more than any human ever could. His love is perfect, unchanging, unconditional, eternal.

His knowledge of you and love for you are the reasons that perfect peace is found in His presence. God is not some divine Judge to run from or hide from, but a strong tower to run to and hide within. He is your source of peace, and He is asking you to draw near to Him.

God patiently reaches out to you and waits for you, regardless of your mood or your mistakes. His mercy and compassion are fresh each morning. He lifts you up and encourages you. From the moment you awaken, God gently calls you to Him.

Today, come as you are, giving Him your entire self as a living sacrifice. In these sacred moments of surrender this morning, invite His presence to be within you and His peace to flow out of you.

Reflect

Do you feel safe in God’s presence? Why or why not? How could you feel even safer and more loved?