This past Sunday, I preached on Exodus 3, on how God uses Broken people. One of the main points of my sermon, was that God will work on us. He desires to use brokenness to transform us. God leads us to and in new and unexpected places that will often bring us to brokenness and repentance. The Church has just entered the season of Lent this week. This time of Lent is an opportunity for us to allow God to do His transforming work in our life.
Perhaps some of you have never given much thought to Lent. Perhaps you were never exposed to it in the church or you just don't understand much about it. I grew up in a church where I was exposed to Lent throughout my youth. But later in life, after coming to Christ, I didn't hear anything about Lent through my involvement in evangelical churches. I think we need to capture the heart of Lent again. What is Lent? Lent is the 40 days that come before Easter. It is a time to focus on our union with Christ in his death and resurrection, and to focus on our daily practice of repentance. Too often though Lent is misunderstood,
"Lent is supposed to be a time when we review our spiritual life, think again about what it means to be a follower of Christ, reset the compass of our discipleship and prepare ourselves to celebrate the Easter festival. But often we just merely give up junk food (emphasis mine)" (Stephen Cottrell, I Thirst, p. 12)
Or misrepresented, like some churches in England that want to lighten up Lent.
May God allow this season of Lent to be used by God to work on you in fresh ways that will grow you deeper and closer with Him.
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