Day 10: Philippians 4:4-9
Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. As for the things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them, and the God of peace will be with you.
Week 2: Praise
Isaiah 6:2-3 says, “Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’” A seraph is a heavenly being, what we might call an angel today. Isaiah paints a picture of his vision in which the angels fly around the throne of God and praise God’s name. They are in a state of being so excited that they cannot help giving God praise and worshipping God. This is also an important part of Lent. We recognize that God is all things to us and has given us all that we need that we cannot help giving God praise. This week we are looking at the act of praise. We can praise God by praying individually to God, through group worship with others and even as we tell others about what God has done for us. Praise to God can be expressed through music and art and many other creative expressions of ourselves. The best part is that we can praise God anywhere and at any time. So, let us think about how we might praise God this week!
A Path Through Lent is a daily devotional series that leads us from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday in preparation for Easter. Lent is a 40 day period before Easter that symbolizes the 40 days that Jesus was in the desert praying and fasting. (Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 4). Watch for theses daily devotionals to orient your day and your week as we prepare for Resurrection Sunday!