Lean into Lent

March 10, 2021
Midweek study with Pastor Edith

This week’s posting continues from our Leaning into Lent with snippets from Max Ludaco’s book; “He Did This For You”.

I would encourage you on this very windy day to secure what you have so as to keep it from blowing away, like my mop bucket on wheels that I was using to clean up the garage , and I would encourage you to consider what needs to be secured in your spiritual walk. So much of life offers us distractions of which we sometimes just need to let go.

Here’s a snippet from Max and God’s word to help sort that out; “The most notorious road in the world is the Via Dolorosa, or “The Way of Sorrows”. According to tradition, it is the route Jesus took from Pilate’s hall to Calvary…Is the route accurate [today]? Probably not.

When Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D. 70 and then again in A.D. 135, the streets of the city were destroyed. As a result, no one knows the exact route Christ followed that Friday. But we do know where the path actually began. The path began in the halls of heaven. The Father began his journey when he left his home in search of us. Armed with nothing more than a passion to win your heart, he came looking… [“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” – John 1:14].

The Bible has a word for this quest: reconciliation. “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19)…The path to the cross tells us exactly how far God will go to put it back together. Reconciliation restitches the unraveled, reverses the rebellion, rekindles the cold passion. Reconciliation touches the shoulder of the wayward and woos him homeward” (Pgs. 18-20).

So much of life and living can unravel us, lead us into rebellion and often just leaves us with a cold and apathetic attitude. If you find yourself in any of these situations today, I invite you, Christ invites you, to take some time and Lean into Lent and let Him lift you up into His purpose and plan for you.

AMEN!