Contents INTRODUCTION Ash Wednesday: self-denial 5 Thursday: three scriptures in a cup 8 Matthew 26:17-30 Friday: three temptations on the cross 11 Luke 23:32-43 Saturday: three completions in one word 14 John 19:28-30 Week 1 EVIL DEFEATED Sunday: the conquest of evil in six acts 18 Monday: evil invades - God promises 21 Genesis 3:1-15 Tuesday: 'The Lord is a warrior' 24 Exodus 15:1-18 Wednesday: the finger of God 27 Luke 11:14-22 Thursday: God's cosmic triumph 30 Colossians 2:6-15 Friday: there's a war on 33 Ephesians 6:10-17 Saturday: hallelujah! 36 Revelation 18:1-3; 18:20 - 19:9 Week 2 DEATH DESTROYED Sunday: freed from the fear of death 40 Monday: death mocks life 43 Ecclesiastes 3:9-22; 9:1-10 Tuesday: death invades life 46 Psalm 88 Wednesday: death will be swallowed up 49 Isaiah 25:1-9 Thursday: Jesus invades death's kingdom 52 John 11:1-40 Friday: death's power broken 55 Hebrews 2:9-18 Saturday: death's reign ended 58 Romans 5:12-21 Week 3 SINNERS FORGIVEN Sunday: forgiveness full and free 62 Monday: 'What a great sin' 65 Exodus 32:1-14 Tuesday: 'Forgive our wickedness and our sin' 68 Exodus 32:30 - 33:6; 33:12 - 34:9 Wednesday: 'Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven' 71 Psalm 103 Thursday: 'Your sins have been forgiven' 74 Luke 7:29-50 Friday: 'He bore our sins' 77 1 Peter 2:19-25 Saturday: 'He is faithful and just' 80 1 John 1:5 - 2:2 Week 4 ENEMIES RECONCILED Sunday: blessed are the peacemakers 84 Monday: brothers reconciled 86 Genesis 50:15-21 Tuesday: nations reconciled 89 Isaiah 19:18-25 Wednesday: a son reconciled 92 Luke 15:11-32 Thursday: Jews and Gentiles reconciled 96 Ephesians 2:11-22 Friday: accept one another 99 Romans 14:13 - 15:13 Saturday: love one another 102 1 John 3:11-23; 4:7-21 Week 5 HISTORY GOVERNED Sunday: the ruler of creation and history 106 Monday: God's world-governing word 109 Psalm 33 Tuesday: the throne of God and the Son of Man 112 Daniel 7:1-27 Wednesday: 'To fulfil what the Lord said through the prophets' 115 Matthew 1:18 - 2:18 Thursday: 'By God's deliberate plan' 118 Acts 2:14-41 Friday: 'All authority in heaven and on earth' 121 Luke 24:44-53; Matthew 28:16-20 Saturday: the slain Lamb is on the throne 124 Revelation 5:1 - 6:8 Holy Week CREATION RESTORED Palm Sunday: rejoicing and weeping over Jerusalem 132 Monday: curse and covenant 135 Genesis 5:28-29; 9:7-17 Tuesday: let the earth be glad 138 Psalm 96:10-13; Isaiah 65:17-25 Wednesday: creation reconciled 141 Colossians 1:15-20 Maundy Thursday: the new wine of the kingdom 144 Luke 22:7-20 Good Friday: the new and greater exodus 147 Romans 8:18-39 Holy Saturday: the new heaven and new earth 150 Revelation 21:1-5; 21:22 - 22:5 EASTER DAY Like his glorious body 154 Revelation 1:9-18 References 157.