Have you ever been in a time of waiting? Perhaps for news or a decision to be made about something important to you or someone close to you? There is anticipation, patience, longing, a solemn feeling and maybe even some self-reflection. If you have never heard of it, currently we are in a time called Lent. It is a time before Easter filled with anticipation, preparation, prayer and even the practice of fasting to remind us of our need for God. We also do these things because they are exemplified by Jesus as a means to draw closer to God before he sacrificed his life on the cross to overcome sin and death; which created a way for us to have a deep relationship with God.
Jesus went into the desert for forty days to pray and have solitude with God not long before his journey to Calvary. The Israelites spent forty years in the desert. Throughout the book of Psalms in the Bible, the authors write often about waiting on the Lord and celebrating God’s redemption and goodness. Oh, what a glorious ending to come out of a waiting period and rejoice that you are out of the desert, or into the promised land and that we have Good News! But I am jumping ahead. During this time of Lent, maybe even out of curiosity or unison with Jesus to read some of the Gospels to draw nearer to Jesus who is God in the flesh; to perhaps dwell on the significance of Jesus dying on the cross. It is because of Jesus’s selfless act that we are declared not guilty of anything wrong we have done, and we are able to have deep closeness with God. Many blessings to you.
I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. – Jeremiah 1:19
by Brittani Laski
Core Team Member