Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

Today's Reading 

Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9

As we are halfway through the third week of Lent, we see that the first reading for today speaks about obedience and keeping God’s Laws.

In verse 2, we see Moses relaying the commands from God, “You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it - but keep the commandments of Yahweh your God just as I lay them down for you.” At times we feel as if we control the narrative of our lives and we seek out other methods of living our lives because people tend to feel as if God is a rigid and unjust God, but God’s laws signifies being whole and completeness, and sometimes it’s not about what we want, it’s about living the most Christ-like life we can live and living in a way that’s according to God’s laws so we can all be reunited with him in the afterlife.

In verses 5 and 6 we read about if we keep God’s commandments, “other peoples will admire your wisdom and prudence.” I think during this Lenten season we can try to practice humility. We often feel if we praise and worship the loudest or pray the loudest and publicize the good deeds that God will love us more. It’s often said that if you have to brag about something, you’re either not good at it or it’s not true. People should be drawn to you and know that you’re a Christian by your demeanor, by the way, you carry yourself.

 If we say that we’re living a Christ-like life, we should BE like Christ. Be as humble as he was, be as obedient as he was. Think about this, if Jesus was not obedient to his Father’s orders, would we be alive today? What would our world be like if Christ did not die for our sins?

As we go about the rest of this week and the rest of this Lenten season, Lord we humbly come before you and ask for your forgiveness for all of the times we went against you and we were not as humble as we ought to have been. You said if my people would humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways you will heal their land, Lord we humble ourselves as we ask for a fresh anointing on our lives, our friends and families’ lives and in our country. Amen.

Chelsea Flemming '24