21 May 26 Devotional - Rewritten by Grace -Yielding to the Sovereign Hand of God

 Day 4 — Yielding to the Sovereign Hand of God

Scripture: Romans 4:17

“…in the presence of the God in whom he believed…”

True surrender is deeply personal.

It is standing before God honestly and saying:

“Lord, Your will matters more than my plans.”

Yielding to God’s sovereign hand does not mean life becomes easy. Abraham still waited. He still faced uncertainty. Yet he learned that God’s timing and wisdom were trustworthy.

Often we want God to rewrite our lives while still allowing us to hold the pen. We want His blessings without surrendering control. But transformation happens when we place every chapter into His hands.

Surrender requires courage because it means trusting God with unanswered questions:

• Why did this happen?
• Why the delay?
• Why the pain?
• Why this season?

Yet even when we do not understand His process, we can trust His character.

The same God who spoke stars into existence is fully capable of leading your life. His sovereign hand is not harsh; it is loving, wise, and faithful.

You do not need to know every detail of the future to trust the One who holds it.

Reflection Questions:

• What area of your life are you still trying to control?
• What would full surrender look like today?

Prayer:

God, I yield my plans, fears, and future to You. Teach me to trust Your sovereign hand even when I do not understand the path ahead. Lead me where You desire. Amen.

19 May 26 Devotional = Rewritten by Grace - Faith trusts before the rewrite appears

 Day 2 — Faith Trusts Before the Rewrite Appears

Scripture: Romans 4:17

“…the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.”

Abraham believed God before he ever saw Isaac.

That is the essence of faith: trusting God before the evidence appears.

Sometimes God begins rewriting our lives quietly. While we are praying, healing, grieving, and waiting, He is already working beneath the surface. Yet because we cannot immediately see change, we are tempted to take the pen back.

We want control because control feels safer than surrender.

But faith says, “God, even when I cannot see the outcome, I trust Your hand.”

Pain often convinces us that our future will always mirror our past. Trauma whispers that nothing will ever change. But God speaks differently. He calls forth things that do not yet exist.

He called Abram “Abraham”—father of many nations—long before the promise was visible.

God may already be speaking a new identity over you:

• restored instead of broken,
• healed instead of wounded,
• useful instead of discarded,
• beloved instead of forgotten.

Faith begins when we choose to believe His voice over our fears.

Reflection Questions:

• Where are you struggling to trust God’s process?
• What fear keeps you from fully surrendering control?

Prayer:

Father, help me trust You before I see the results. Teach me to walk by faith and not by sight. Silence the lies of fear and remind me that You are still writing my story. Amen.

20 May 26 - Devotional - Rewritten by Grace - God is greater than your past

 Day 3 — God Is Greater Than Your Past

Scripture: Romans 4:16

“The promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace…”

Grace means your future is not determined by your past.

Many people live chained to regret. They replay failures, wounds, addictions, broken relationships, and missed opportunities. They assume God could never use someone with their history.

But Abraham himself had failures. He doubted. He stumbled. He made fearful decisions. Yet God’s promise remained because it rested on grace, not perfection.

Your pain may explain parts of your story, but it does not define your destiny.

God is able to redeem what was lost. He can transform wounds into wisdom, sorrow into compassion, and brokenness into ministry. Often the very places where we suffered become the places where God uses us most powerfully.

Surrendering to God means trusting that His grace is bigger than your worst chapter.

Do not allow shame to keep the pen in your own hands. God already knows every page of your life, and He still desires to write a future filled with purpose.

Reflection Questions:

• What past failure or wound still tries to define you?
• How does God’s grace challenge the way you see yourself?

Prayer:

Lord, thank You that my future is built on Your grace and not my perfection. Help me release shame and trust that You can redeem every part of my story for Your glory. Amen.

18 May 26 - Devotional- Rewritten by Grace - God writes new beginnings

 Day 1 — God Writes New Beginnings

Scripture: Romans 4:16–17

“He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.”

Abraham’s story looked impossible. His body was old. Sarah’s womb was barren. Their dreams appeared buried beneath years of disappointment and waiting. Yet God spoke a different future over them.

That is what God does.

He is not limited by your past mistakes, your trauma, your failures, or the labels others placed on you. He specializes in bringing life to dead places. What seems finished to you may only be the beginning to Him.

Many people spend years allowing pain to hold the pen of their story. Trauma becomes identity. Failure becomes destiny. Fear becomes a prison. But God invites us to surrender the pen to Him.

The question is not whether God is able to rewrite your future. The question is whether you trust Him enough to let Him.

Yielding to God’s sovereign hand means believing He sees a bigger story than we do. It means releasing control and allowing Him to shape us even through seasons we do not understand.

God can still write hope over your ashes.

Reflection Questions:

• What part of your story feels beyond repair?
• What would it look like to surrender that area to God?

Prayer:

Lord, I have tried to control my own story for too long. Today I surrender the pen to You. Rewrite my future according to Your purpose and grace. Bring life to the places in me that feel dead. Amen.

15 May 26 Devotional - Love to Obey - Obedience that changes the world

 Day 5 — Obedience That Changes the World

Scripture: John 14:12

“Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.”

Jesus made an astonishing promise: His followers would continue His work in the world.

How could ordinary people accomplish something so great?

Through the power of the Holy Spirit and simple obedience.

After Pentecost, Peter preached and thousands came to faith. Throughout history, God has used ordinary believers to bring healing, hope, compassion, truth, and salvation across the world.

Not because they were extraordinary people—but because they were willing to obey.

Sometimes we wait for dramatic moments while overlooking daily faithfulness. But heaven often breaks into earth through ordinary acts of obedience:

• praying for someone,
• encouraging a hurting person,
• sharing the gospel,
• serving quietly,
• forgiving generously,
• loving consistently.

When we obey Jesus, we begin seeing Him work in and through us.

Obedience positions us to experience His presence and participate in His mission.

As your week continues, remember this simple rhythm:

Hear. Obey. Share.

Jesus is still speaking. The question is whether we will respond.

Reflection:

How might God want to work through my obedience this week?

Application:

Ask God for one opportunity today to encourage, serve, or share His love with someone else.

Prayer:

Jesus, use my life for Your glory. Help me walk in faithful obedience and allow Your love to overflow through me into the lives of others. Amen.