Skip to main content

holy week meditations

 


Holy Week reminds us of all God has done for us.  Take some time today to meditate on the first 5 days of Holy Week and what they mean for those who follow Jesus.

 

Day 1, Sunday.  Palm Sunday.  Jesus enters Jerusalem making his triumphant entry.  May we see Jesus as the King of kings and our gift from God.


Zechariah 9:9  NLT  

Rejoice, O people of Zion!  Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!  Look, your king is coming to you.  He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.


Day 2, Monday.  Jesus turns over tables and clears the temple.  May we seek to worship in God alone and seek personal holiness.  


Luke 19:45-46  NLT  

Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. 46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”


Day 3, Tuesday.  Jesus goes to the mount of Olives teaching some incredible truths of faith.  May we know and hold His righteousness and daily walk close to God.


Matthew 23:27-28  NLT  

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.


Day 4, Wednesday.  Scholars speculate that since we have nothing recorded for this day that Jesus and His disciples possibly rested this day.  May we rest, reflect and prepare for what is ahead.


Psalm 46:10  NLT  

“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”


Day 5, Thursday or Maundy Thursday.  Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with His disciples and instituted the Lord’s supper as well washed the disciples feet.  May we remember Jesus and celebrate His being fully God, fully man and sent to save.


Luke 22:15-16  NLT  

Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. 16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”


We will reflect on the rest of Holy Week in the coming days.  The cross and the tomb are ahead.  We serve an incredible and holy Savior.  He was the one sent from the Father in Heaven who makes it possible for us to know God.


Easter is ahead.  The resurrection is something we have to treasure, and we prepare for Friday that holds power of the cross.  Let’s get ready to celebrate!

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Francis Chan's "Forgotten God" (brand new book)

One of the most powerful preachers, writers and leaders of our time, in my opinion, is Francis Chan.  His first book, Crazy Love , revolutionized my thoughts about God's love as well as my interacting with God.  Now it is time for a brand new book from Chan being released tomorrow, September 1st.  The book is Forgotten God .   This is a phenomenal book about the power that Christians and the church can and must tap into.  All of it is within the Holy Spirit.  Francis talks about the power that was seen in the book of Acts when the Holy Spirit began to move among people.  It is true that many have avoided or maybe forgotten what the Holy Spirit is all about.   And like the Savior who poured out His life and blood so we have reason to rejoice, we were made to lay down our lives and give until it hurts.  We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving of ourselves because we were made to do these things.  It is when we live like this that the Spirit of God moves and ac...
Post a Comment
Read more

inspiration from C.S. Lewis

There are many people, past and present, who get our attention by what they write or say or share.  For me C.S. Lewis is one of those.  He was a prolific writer who continues to grab the attention of thinkers from many different points of view. Lewis first grabbed my attention when I was in 5 th grader, and our teacher, Mrs. Foy, shared The Chronicles of Narnia with our class.  It was a powerful time that this dreamer opened doors to thinking like I had never lived before.  He wrote of faith, of far off places and of strong figures who found their character rooted deep in God. C.S. Lewis was born in 1898 and died in 1963, 7 years before I was born.  It wasn’t until his 30’s that under the influence of his friend Tolkien that he came to be a Christian.  He was raised in a traditional church going home, turned away from God as an Atheist in his teen years and through trying to stay away from God and faith returned to God with...
Post a Comment
Read more

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!
10 comments
Read more