DENYING OURSELVES=FOR THE LORD
Jesus DENIED himself
All through his life=and
Carried the CROSS
Through to his death
The LEAST we can do
Is DENY OURSELVES
Something=in this world
Especially early in Lent=
Here we are=at
The BEGINNING of Lent=
What are you
Going to do=EXTRA especially
For the Lord=this Lent
“Lord=when did we
See you hungry=
And feed you
Or thirsty=
And give you drink?”
Matthew 25:37
We can fast=
We can give almsgiving
We can RESIST TEMPTATION=
But what can we
Really do=to JOURNEY
With the Lord=this Lent?
How can we=BEAR FRUIT=for our Lord?
How can we
WALK Jesus’ journey
Right along with him=this Lent?
DENYING ourselves for the Lord=
Walking THE JOURNEY
With Jesus=this Lent
Being dependent on
Our God=all along
CARRYING our crosses too!
“And Joshua-said
To ALL the people
‘Behold this stone-
Shall be a witness=for us
For if it has heard
All the words
Of the Lord=
Which he spoke to us
It shall therefore=be a witness
To you=
Unless you DENY YOUR GOD’”
Joshua 24:27
“Unless I be full=and DENY YOU
And say=
‘Who is the Lord’
Or unless I be poor
And steal=
And take the name=of my God
In vain”
Proverbs 30:9
“Then Jesus said=to his disciples=
‘And anyone-who comes after me
MUST DENY HIMSELF
And take up his cross-
And follow me’”
Matthew 16:24
So what=and HOW are we
Going to DENY OURSELVES
For the Lord=
Or what EXTRA
Are we going to GIVE?
What food or drink
Are we going to sacrifice?
Or BETTER YET
How can we give our ATTENTION
Our time and money
For the Lord?
Let us DENY OURSELVES
For the Lord=
That little bit extra
And GIVE it to the Lord
And others=who really
NEED IT
Dear Lord=WE PRAY
May we bear fruit
For those in need and
DENY OURSELVES=
And give the BLESSING=back to you
In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our HOLY Father God
Who is always FULL OF COMPASSION!
Robert P. Wallman
3-06-2022
Ps INSPIRED by
an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINR=by Amy Welborn
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