From that time on,
Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo
great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and
be killed, and on the third day be raised. Matthew 16:21
We are about to enter a special time in our Christian calendar
with the beginning of Lent. With these 40 days of celebration before Easter, we
have an opportunity to really focus on those last days of Jesus' life. Lent
provides a time for us to review what our personal relationship with God really
is. It is a time of remembering the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. As we again read and study the passages of
scripture which focus on the events of Jesus' last days before His crucifixion,
we can better understand the suffering, death, and resurrection He experienced
for each of us.
At the beginning of Lent, I choose to review the events of
this last period of Jesus' life as found in Luke chapters 22, 23, and 24. By
doing so, the events of the disciples' last supper, Peter's denial, the
betrayal, arrest, trial, death sentence, crucifixion, death, burial, and
resurrection are relived. I'm sure by
rereading those chapters during this period of Lent, an excitement and
strengthening of your Christian faith will occur for you, too.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, help us to better
recognize and understand the sacrifice that Your Son experienced for our
sake. Help us to be guided by the
lessons we learn in the scripture to deepen and expand our faith. Amen
Lauren Holcombe
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