Every Sunday is a day that commemorates the Resurrection, a day of celebration that we are able to live new lives in Christ Jesus and share God's love. We may not think about the weekly celebration very often, but during Lent, we can remember it in a special way because Lent is the period of time on the liturgical calendar that leads up to Easter. As I mentioned earlier, Sundays are always feast days, and we are not meant to fast on them. The day of Jesus' Resurrection was the first day of the week and the first say of a whole new world.
Sometimes we can allow routines to keep us from remembering the significance of the tenets of our faith when we have grown up as believers, or even when we come to know the Lord as adults. Sometimes we don't think very much about what we believe. And the most important tenet of our faith is
our belief in the Resurrection.
Coming to believe something we have been taught does not lead to the fullness of our faith and life in Christ, but of course it is a foundation. Faith is a gift that the Holy Spirit offers to us just as He reveals Jesus to us as we get to know the Lord. Yesterday I wrote about who we say that Jesus is, and beyond that, we can also explore what we truly believe about His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection.
When we only have head knowledge of the doctrines and tenets of Christianity without knowing the Lord in our hearts, we are missing the most important gift that God can give us.
I rejoice in my life in the Spirit and in all the ways the Lord has made Himself known to me. I am grateful for all the loving people in my life and for all the ways that God provides for me and helps and cares for the people I love. During this Lent, I know that as I open my mind and heart to the Lord each day that He will increase my faith and help me to know Him in deeper ways.
My prayer for you, Beloved, is that all that will be true for you as well.
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