Lent Day 2 – Lenten Devotion – Thursday, February 19, 2026
Worthy, You Are Worthy
Redman
Worthy You are worthy
King of kings Lord of lords
You are worthy
Worthy You are worthy
King of kings Lord of lords
I worship You
“Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from punishing.”
Have you ever missed a bus? A connecting flight? Have you ever been late for a meeting? Have you ever arrived at church so late, you ask yourself, "Why bother?" Have you ever wondered if you and your life are "too late" for God?
The prophet Joel prophesies "the day of the Lord is coming," it is time to change your ways, the way you have been living is wrong; and yet, Joel writes, "Yet, even now, says the Lord, return to me ...."
Lent is God's opportunity and gift given to you and to me. You and I might have strayed; we might have missed a bus or two along the way; the connecting flight might have felt like it left long ago; we might often feel like the meeting began long ago and we missed everything.
God's grace is timeless. Another bus is here: Lent. Another plane just pulled into the gate, going to the same place: The Christ. Another meeting is about to gather: God's people. It is never too late to worship the One who is worthy.
Here are a few more phrases of God's grace given in seven simple powerful words: "the day of the Lord is coming;" "yet, even now, return to the Lord;" "worthy, you are worthy, I worship you!"
Let us pray: Lord today I tell you I easily miss you along the way. I miss out. I miss out today, on the day of the Lord. I miss out when I do not return to the Lord. I miss out on the simple power and grace of your every word. I thank you and praise you, you are faithful, always there, waiting for me, giving me another gift, another opportunity to be blessed by you, for you are gracious and merciful. By your Spirit, I return to you, today; I didn't miss out; and in your name, I pray. Amen.
