Friday, March 15, 2013

3/21/2013 – Thursday of 5th week Lent – Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105:4-9


         Holy Week starts in just a few days.  Our reading today from the Book of Genesis tells us about the covenant God made with Abraham.  In this covenant, God promises to be faithful to Abraham and to his descendants; he promises to make Abraham the father of a great nation. We hear about covenants during Lent because Jesus is our new covenant, because the salvation Jesus brings us through his death and resurrection is our new covenant. 
         “The Lord remembers his covenant forever” – the psalmist expresses great confidence in this statement made in Psalm 105.  I remember that in some of my darkest moments as a missionary, both in Ecuador and in Canada, I took things one day at a time, I walked by faith each step of the way.  Sometimes we need to take it one day at a time in the midst of our struggles and sufferings.  Sometimes that is the best we can do.  But God never forgets the covenant He makes with his people.  God never forgets the covenant that He makes with us. 
         Our psalm states: “Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually”.  May we the members of the faithful truly believe the words of our psalm today, placing our trust in our Lord. 

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