Have you chosen to give up something for Lent? If you haven’t, that’s okay. However, many people do choose to exercise special discipline in their lives during the season of Lent.
One possible negative side effect of exercising special discipline in Lent is forgetting how necessary it is “to walk in a manner worthy” of Christ all year long. Praying, “Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed by Thy name” all year round can serve as a reminder of the necessity of holy living for the sake of God’s name.
In the Large Catechism, Luther writes, “We should pray for ourselves who have God’s Word but are not thankful for it, nor live like we ought according to the Word. If you pray for this with your heart, you can be sure that it pleases God. For He will not hear anything more dear to Him than that His honor and praise is exalted above everything else and that His Word is taught in its purity and is considered precious and dear.”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, grant to us your Holy Spirit that our lives would be worthy of our calling in Christ. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
Download a pdf of all the Lenten devotions here.
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