Ashes

This day has so much beauty. A reverent moment to pause, reflect and take stock on life today, as the Christian church turns toward Lent, here is a 40 day journey ahead of us. We can take this journey however we choose. It is not meant to be chains or ‘one more thing’. A breath of fresh air as we look to the cross of Christ and his suffering, we lay down our burdens and lay down our heartaches.

We are the wanderers. And we are never too far.

” Earth has no sorrow, that heaven cannot heal..” Love this. There are griefs in our lives that ache to our core. Yet, Jesus bids us come, come as we are.

⁷ In the king, and through his blood, we have deliverance – that is, our sins have been forgiven – through the wealth of his grace ⁸ which he lavished on us. Yes, with all wisdom and insight ⁹ he has made known to us the secret of his purpose, just as he wanted it to be and set it forward in him ¹⁰ as a blueprint for when the time was ripe. His plan was to sum up the whole cosmos in the king – yes, everything in heaven and on earth, in him. Ephesians 1: 7-10

New Testament for Everyone (NTE) Scripture quotations from The New Testament for Everyone are copyright © Nicholas Thomas Wright 2011.

So, this day, we come with our ashes, and we have deliverance. We pause, we see that our sins have been forgiven. This is not through anything we have done. Satan reminds us of our sins, of our past, of our haunts, Jesus bids us to enjoy the wealth of his grace, lavish grace. All of the wisdom, all of the insight, the purposes, blueprints, mysteries summed up in Jesus. Our living hope.

Do the next thing today. The cross has spoken. So reject the voice of lies, and walk with the King.

Peace.

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