The Journey

Luke 9: 2-3 - “Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes - NLT

February is typically the beginning of our season of Lent. Lent is the season of prayer, fasting, and giving in preparation for Easter. It involves self-examination and repentance, and participants often give up specific foods or habits to develop self-discipline and draw closer to God. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes, for us with Easter Sunday. Typically lasting 40 days when Sundays are not counted as those would be considered celebration days.

I believe what God desires of us, is that we might say “YES” to Jesus and begin a life-long journey with the one who saved us from certain death. I believe that Lent is a time in which we can focus on that journey and see where we stand. Are we doing what it is that Jesus desires us to do? Are we simply calling ourselves a follower of Jesus without actually going anywhere? What can we learn about who this Jesus is and what He is calling us to do?

This month we will get ready for the journey, and then on Ash Wednesday we will say yes to taking a very supernatural, exciting journey with the one we call Savior. I pray that we are going to find new things about His life as we follow Him from His baptism all the way to His death on a cross.

Jesus calls us to be more than mere fans of His work. He desires true disciples. He wants people who are lives that are changed, who will come running after Him, so that the world can see Him in our everyday lives.
Where will Jesus find you on this journey? A welcomed participant, eager to learn and grow? Or will Jesus find you in the same old place, doing the same old things? The choice is yours.
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- Pastor Mike