LEAN INTO LENT DAY 37
Colossians 3:16-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
During Lent, it’s a good time to look how we spend our time. What do we do to strengthen our faith on a daily basis. Do we read Scripture and meditate on it, thinking about its application to our lives? Do we play Christian music on the car radio or in our homes? Do we learn the words to hymns? Do we teach scripture verses to our children, or commit them to memory ourselves? It’s not too late for New Year’s Resolutions.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to treasure each moment as precious to You. Am I thinking about the last part of this verse, doing everything in word and deed as unto You, Jesus, always giving thank, especially when things are not going so well? Those may be the times when God is teaching us valuable lessons that may witness our faith to ourselves, first, and more importantly, to others who are “seeing a sermon every day in our behaviors.” How is my life different because I am God’s kid? Do I maintain a servant attitude? Do my children feel like they can ask me questions or do they get answers elsewhere? Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah. Amen.
From my book Restore My Soul Psalms: A Lenten Journey:
MY PSALM 344 REFLECTION
Almighty Father, Everlasting God, Creator and Sustainer,
This day I come in humble thanksgiving
For Your gift of Jesus to the world.
Where would we be without His Presence
To admonish, to guide, to cleanse, to promise?
Lord Jesus, I bow to You this day
Remembering Your pure life lived for Your Father,
Transforming life on earth as we know it
By Your Presence and Your example.
You taught us to love;
We do it so imperfectly.
You gave us perspective
So we can know the Father,
In all His patience, love, mercy, forgiveness
And power to save.
You suffered deprivation, scorn, betrayal
And cruel death
So we can know life in abundance and fulness
Under the Father’s care.
I thank You that I live on this side of the cross.
I thank You that You now dwell
With Your Father In heaven
So that the Holy Spirit can continue Your work
In our hearts, minds, and souls,
Bringing us peace that passes all understanding.
Thank You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
For purchasing my salvation
And guiding my life through days of trouble
And nights of unrest.
Thank You for Your provision, Your direction,
Your covenant promise
And the gift of life everlasting
In Your Eternal Presence. Amen.
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