The Chronicles of Narnia Devotional by Thomas Nelson

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Contents

Welcome to Narnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Day 1: Through the Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Day 2: Tea with a Faun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Day 3: Fateful Delights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Day 4: The Way to Narnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Day 5: He’s on the Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Day 6: He Isn’t Safe, but He’s Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Day 7: Always Winter and Never Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Day 8: Our Only Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Day 9: Edmund’s Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Day 10: Walking with Aslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Day 11: Ready to Roar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Day 12: Wrong Will Be Made Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prince Caspian Day 13: A New Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Day 14: Pass It Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Day 15: The Faithful Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Day 16: Lucy Sees Aslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Day 17: Listening to Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Day 18: The Way of the Badger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Day 19: A Tail of Loyalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Day 20: Shipmates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Day 21: Lead like King Caspian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Day 22: Un-Dragoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Day 23: Always There for Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Day 24: Courage, Dear Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Day 25: Aslan’s Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Day 26: Room for One More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

The Silver Chair Day 27: Remember the Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Day 28: Better Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Day 29: Stay the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Day 30: The Narrow Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Day 31: An Unlikely Marsh-Wiggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Day 32: Worth the Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

The Horse and His Boy Day 33: True Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Day 34: Fellow Travelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Day 35: Help in the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Day 36: New Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Day 37: The Lion in the Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Day 38: A Faithful Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

The Magician’s Nephew Day 39: The Right Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Day 40: Crumbled Kingdoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Day 41: Nothing Can Stand Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Day 42: A Lion’s Kiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Day 43: Trust in His Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Day 44: Well Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

The Last Battle Day 45: A Great Deception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Day 46: Help Is on the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Day 47: Hard Hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Day 48: Faithfulness in Suffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Day 49: The Stable Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Day 50: Further Up and Further In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 The End of The Last Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Author’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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Welcome to Narnia “This is the land of Narnia,” said the Faun, “where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel on the eastern sea.” T H E LI O N , T H E W I TC H A N D T H E WA R D R O B E

When I visited C. S. Lewis’s home, The Kilns, in Oxford, England, in 2019, I’ll never forget the hush that came over our small tour group as we stood in the room where Lewis had penned The Chronicles of Narnia. It felt like holy ground. Tears sprang to my eyes, and I felt like a child again, standing with my own children in the room where fairy tales and history blended into a powerful concoction of truth and beauty and delight. In the years that followed, as I read the series over and over, my heart began to burn with messages of courage and hope for my fellow Narnians1—those who long to live valiantly and faithfully for the Lord Jesus. Those who choose to follow Jesus, our true Aslan, to the ends of the earth and beyond, and who are eager to join Him in “the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever.”2 This devotional is written for all who desire to live, both in word and deed, as Puddleglum declared he would live: “I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Aslan. . . . I’m going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn’t any Narnia.”3 Although Lewis’s Narnia chronicles are not strict allegories, with each character or event in Narnia directly representing a specific person or event in the Bible, these stories provide countless biblical vii

themes and lessons that have the power to awaken our hearts to God’s greater plans and purposes for our lives and the world around us. Within these pages, we find quotes and scenes that inspire our faith and nourish our souls. We engage with characters who are just as flawed as we are, who learn to look for Aslan even when he’s unseen, who journey to places they never expected to travel and find inner strength they never knew they had. And we meet Aslan himself, the Lion Lewis described as “an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, ‘What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?’ ”4 Finally, stepping through the wardrobe takes us back to Narnia, a place every Narnian longs to visit. Though it’s a world we’ve only read about, it seems so real we can almost believe we’ve been there before. Our aching for Narnia, which Lewis described as the “desire for our own far-off country,”5 helps us realize that we’re actually homesick for another place we’ve only read about and caught glimpses of: our one true home, heaven. The reflections in this book are written to encourage your heart and inspire your faith. In each entry, you’ll read an excerpt from one of C. S. Lewis’s seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia,6 in original publication order. Then you’ll find a brief reflection on that passage, in which I highlight biblical themes for you to consider and thoughts for personal application. As you reflect on the stories of faithfulness and heroism in the land of Narnia, remember that you serve a mighty and victorious King who loves you and died for you. He is actively working in our world today, and He is coming back for His people very soon. As you step back into Narnia, looking through the lens of faith, may you learn to live as much like a Narnian as you possibly can— with childlike faith and lionlike courage! viii

WELCOME TO NARNIA

THE LION, THE WITCH j THE WARDROBE In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, we meet the four Pevensie children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. We step through the wardrobe with them into Narnia and meet Mr. Tumnus the Faun and Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. Best of all, we meet Aslan, the great Lion. But Narnia is not what it once was. It’s a frozen world held in the grip of the cruel White Witch, who has made it “always winter and never Christmas.” Many of Narnia’s inhabitants have gone into hiding from the White Witch; others, she turned into stone, but a faithful few are waiting for the day when Aslan will return and make all things right again.

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I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. JOHN 10:9 NKJV

Through the Wardrobe from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, chapter 1

They looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe . . . . “Nothing there!” said Peter, and they all trooped out again— all except Lucy . She thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked . To her surprise it opened quite easily, and two moth-balls dropped out . Looking into the inside, she saw several coats hanging up— mostly long fur coats . There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur . She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe . Soon she went further in and found that there was a second row of coats hanging up behind the first one . It was almost quite dark in there and she kept her arms stretched out in front of her so as not to bump her face into the back of the wardrobe . She took a step further in—then two or three steps—always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fingers . But she could not feel it .

“This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!” thought Lucy, going still further in and pushing the soft folds of the coats aside to make room for her. Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “I wonder is that more moth-balls?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood of the floor of the wardrobe, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. . . . A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. R EFLECT ION

ne rainy summer day in the English countryside, eight-year- old Lucy Pevensie and her three siblings set out to explore the rambling old house where they’ve been sent to stay during the London air raids of World War II. The children wander in and out of a long series of rooms looking at books, pictures, a harp, and even a suit of armor. In one room, they find nothing but a large wardrobe and move on. All except for Lucy, the youngest, who stays behind to open the wardrobe door and peer inside. When Lucy steps into the wardrobe, she surely isn’t expecting to find magic. Or a snowy forest. Or talking animals. But Lucy’s sense of wonder and curiosity takes her step-by-step into Narnia—a nd into the greatest adventure of her life. What a wonderful reminder for us. God has set a wardrobe of faith in front of each of us, and He invites us to step into it through faith in Jesus Christ: “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9 nkjv).

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The door to salvation opens quite easily; it only requires us to accept Christ’s free gift. When we take that step, a whole new life begins. And the best part is this: It doesn’t take the courage of a lion to enter the kingdom of God. It only takes the faith of a child (Mark 10:15). Lucy would never have found her way into the magical, snow- covered world of Narnia if she hadn’t been curious. If she hadn’t let her sense of adventure lead her forward. In much the same way, God calls us to step further in when it comes to our faith. He invites us to rediscover our sense of wonder and childlike curiosity. To look beyond the ordinary. To allow ourselves to imagine that He might have more for us. To open wardrobe doors. To step into Narnia. What “wardrobe” has God placed in front of you? Have you fully investigated the opportunities He’s given you? Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10 esv). God has a whole world waiting for you—if you are willing to open new doors and peek inside. If you’re standing at the wardrobe door, take one small step forward. And then the next and the next. If you’re standing between the wardrobe and the woods, in a place of transition, ask Jesus to illuminate your path and lead you forward (Psalm 119:105). And if you’re standing at a lamppost, waiting to see what God has next for you, keep your eyes open. Keep praying. Keep waiting. You never know who or what might show up. It might be something strange or different or wonderful. It might be better than you ever imagined. Who knows? It might be a Faun in a red scarf asking you to tea.

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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ISAIAH 41:10

Listening to Fear from Prince Caspian, chapters 10–11

“Lucy,” said Susan in a very small voice . “Yes?” said Lucy . “I see him now . I’m sorry .” “That’s all right .” “But I’ve been far worse than you know . I really believed it was him—he, I mean—yesterday . When he warned us not to go down to the fir wood . And I really believed it was him tonight, when you woke us up . I mean, deep down inside . Or I could have, if I’d let myself . But I just wanted to get out of the woods and— and— oh, I don’t know . And whatever am I to say to him?” “Perhaps you won’t need to say much,” suggested Lucy . . . . The boys strode forward: Lucy made way for them: Susan and the Dwarf shrank back . “Oh, Aslan,” said King Peter, dropping on one knee and raising the Lion’s heavy paw to his face, “I’m so glad . And I’m so sorry . I’ve been leading them wrong ever since we started and especially yesterday morning .”

“My dear son,” said Aslan. Then he turned and welcomed Edmund. “Well done,” were his words. Then, after an awful pause, the deep voice said, “Susan.” Susan made no answer but the others thought she was crying. “You have listened to fears, child,” said Aslan. “Come, let me breathe on you. Forget them. Are you brave again?” “A little, Aslan,” said Susan. R EFLECT ION

n this scene, it’s tempting to judge Susan for not believing Lucy. We assume we’d respond to Aslan like Lucy, who believed and saw him right away. Or like Edmund, who believed Lucy until he could see Aslan for himself. Or like Peter, who lagged a bit but eventually saw Aslan as well. But if we’re honest, we’ve all walked a mile in Susan’s shoes. We, too, have listened to fear; we, too, have been blind to God’s leading. It’s a humbling moment. And we’ve all been there. No matter how great our faith is or how many times we’ve trusted the Lord and walked in victory before, there are times in life when we really can’t get past our fears. We want to believe. But we can’t. We know we should be able to pull it together, but fear takes over. And just when we think we’ve conquered one area, something else pops up. Our fears can get so big, in fact, that they can drown out the truth. They can grow so large that they dwarf the reality in front of us. But faith is the victor over fear, if we can tune out fear and listen to God. We see the power of choosing faith over fear in 2 Kings 6, when

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Elisha and his servant were trapped inside the city of Dothan. The king of Aram had sent horses, chariots, and an army to capture them. In the morning, Elisha’s servant was terrified when he saw that they were surrounded by a fierce army (v. 15). Who wouldn’t be? But Elisha’s words provide us with a powerful lesson: “ ‘Don’t be afraid,’ the prophet answered. ‘Those who are with us are more than those who are with them’ ” (v. 16). Elisha prayed, “ ‘Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (v. 17). And indeed, the Lord rescued them that day. Elisha’s servant was blinded by fear. That happens to us all. When we feel like we’re surrounded by enemies, it’s hard to think straight. When we’re in the midst of a crisis, it’s hard to focus. Our bodies go into fight-or-flight mode, and it’s hard to calm those responses. But we can take a page out of Elisha’s book and remember that God has us surrounded with His chariots. When Susan confesses her fear to Aslan, he doesn’t reprimand her or tell her she’s a failure. He doesn’t tell her that she was once a queen of Narnia and should have greater faith by now. No, he simply reminds her of the truth and breathes courage back into her. What is the fear you’re listening to? Whatever it is, God invites you to look to Him alone for your peace. When we listen to our fears, we are listening to lies. Instead, let’s listen to the Lord. Let’s take a deep breath, calm down, and quiet our hearts. Let’s make God’s voice the loudest voice in our heads. Whenever fear looms, we can “be still and know that [our Lord is] God” (Psalm 46:10, emphasis added). And we can ask Him to breathe courage into our hearts.

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37 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. DEUTERONOMY 31:8

The Lion in the Fog from The Horse and His Boy, chapters 11–12

“I was the lion .” And as Shasta gaped with open mouth and said nothing, the Voice continued . “I was the lion who forced you to join with Aravis . I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead . I was the lion who drove the jackals from you while you slept . I was the lion who gave the Horses the new strength of fear for the last mile so that you should reach King Lune in time . And I was the lion you do not remember who pushed the boat in which you lay, a child near death, so that it came to shore where a man sat, wakeful at midnight, to receive you .” . . . “Who are you?” asked Shasta . “Myself,” said the Voice, very deep and low so that the earth shook: and again, “Myself,” loud and clear and gay: and then the third time “Myself,” whispered so softly you could hardly hear it, and yet it seemed to come from all round you as if the leaves rustled with it . . . . [Shasta] turned and saw, pacing beside him, taller than the horse, a Lion . The horse did not seem to be afraid of it or else could

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not see it. It was from the Lion that the light came. No one ever saw anything more terrible or beautiful. . . . But after one glance at the Lion’s face [Shasta] slipped out of the saddle and fell at its feet. He couldn’t say anything but then he didn’t want to say anything, and he knew he needn’t say anything. R EFLECT ION

n this chapter, Shasta must continue forward. He must “run, run: always run,” without a moment’s rest—a nd this time, he must go alone. Into the unknown. Into the fog. But as he goes, something walks along beside him. He finally realizes it’s the great Lion, Aslan. He dismounts and falls to his knees in worship. Shasta discovers that he’s never been alone—not for one minute his entire life. From his birth, Aslan has protected him and walked beside him, helped him and guided him and watched over him. And what a breathtakingly, heartachingly beautiful picture of the love God has for us. As Aslan tells Shasta the story of his life, we cannot help but think about how Jesus has been by our side day after day, year after year, since the beginning: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5). There’s never been a day that you walked alone. The Bible says every day of your life is marked out: “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:16). Every hair on your head is counted (Matthew 10:30). God watches over your every step: “The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore” (Psalm 121:8 esv). He promises to be with you always: “The Lord

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himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:8) . Even in the moments when it seems as though God isn’t there, He is—guiding and protecting, chastening and teaching . Sometimes it seems as though He’s silent or far away . But we can trust that He’s always right next to us, no matter what . Just as Shasta doesn’t realize until later that Aslan was walking close to him to keep him from falling over the edge of the path in the fog, so we must trust that God is walking close beside us to protect us . When Shasta arrives in Narnia, he’s given the most beautiful welcome . He feels relief and joy as he sees the beauty and the greenery and the wildflowers . He’s delighted by the dwarves and their little cottage and the delicious breakfast that is served . His task is complete . And through it all, the Lion is with him . If you’re walking through the fog, if you are bone-tired and feel as though you cannot take another step, be assured that God is right there with you . He will light the way forward . He will walk with you and talk with you . He has been with you all along— and He won’t leave you now .

GOD IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. . . . HE HAS BEEN WITH YOU ALL ALONG— AND HE WON’T LEAVE YOU NOW.

Through it all, take heart . One day the fog will lift . The battle will be won . The sun will shine again . Flowers will bloom, meals will be eaten, and laughter will be shared . Stories will be told . Naps will be taken . And all shall be well .

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