LEAN INTO LENT DAY 13
(James 1:17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Isn’t it awesome to know that our God is unchangeable in this age when ads, news reports, Sesame Street ™ snippets, and life itself is measured in nanoseconds and quick…..
From my book, Lean Into Lent, Day 12
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 12
(Ephesians 2:8-12) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for the good works, which God prepared before-hand, that we…..
Lean Into Lent Day 11 March 2, 2026, the world is in upheaval with war and a longing for lasting peace. Letet us pray forworld leaders, for the safety of our troops and those innocents caught in the sure evidence that we live in a fallen world. Let us long to…..
from my newest book, Lean Into Lent, Day 10’s meditation:
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 10
(Psalm 30:2) Lord, my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me
Leaning into Lent gives us time to reflect on God’s goodness, protection, guidance, teaching, and perhaps healing. Today, we reflect on how God has guided…..
From my book, Lean Into Lent, a call to service:
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 9
(Philippians 3:14-) The apostle Paul writes: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
We may not face shipwreck, imprisonment, beatings, and arduous travel like Paul did in sharing the Gospel, but it wouldn’t hurt…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 8
Our plea as Christians is, God, Use Me. A few words about what that means:
In the book of Romans, Paul teaches that there is no such things as “works righteousness.”
We cannot, indeed do not, earn our way into heaven. That was a hard lessons for the Jews, concentrating on keeping the law perfectly, to understand They thought they could earn God’s favor by doing good works. Some churches continue this legalistic…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 7
(Matthew 6:19-21) Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Perfection in our materialistic culture usually means get the best education, earn the most, enjoy life’s…..
from my new book, Lean Into Lent, Day 6 says:
(John 3:16) God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. He sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved by Him.
The book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus was actually present at creation, throughout Old Testament prophecy, and left the heavenly realm to…..
Day 5 from Lean Into Lent
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 5
NAMES OF GOD, HIS ATTRIBUTES:
Adonai: The Lord; Elohim: The Creator;
Jehovah -Shalom: God of Peace;
Jehovah- Raab: Our Shepherd;
Jehovah Sabaoth: Lord of Hosts;
Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord will provide;
El Roi: The God who sees;
Jehovah-Shammah: The Lord is present.
Is there anything God can’t do? No. Mere man cannot fathom His holiness, His attributes. Only through Jesus’s who came to show us God, can we…..
Sundays in Lent are not counted in the traditional forty day period. Sabbaths are considered Little Easters. I have included Lenten Hymns as traditional worship items for Sundays.
WEEK ONE DURING LENT
BENEATH THE CROSS OF JESUS
(lyrics by Author: Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane (1868) Tune: ST. CHRISTOPHER (Maker)
Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand; The shadow of a mighty rock Within a weary land; A home within the wilderness, A rest…..