What's the Purpose of Lent?
What’s the real connection between the Israelites’ forty years in the desert and the forty days of Lent? Sure, they both involve the number forty—which often represents a time of test and trial in the Bible—but what’s the more important connection? The Israelites’ time in the desert and our forty-day Lenten fast represent God’s invitation for us to trust him completely.
Fr. Mike explains, the Israelites did not believe the Lord could bring them into the Promised Land because it was inhabited by a people much more powerful and larger than Israel—they didn’t trust him even after he delivered them from slavery to the largest civilization on the planet, Egypt. We can be the same way. We think God can’t give us the strength to overcome this or that sin or habit. But Lent is a time for us to trust God completely so we can see that he is all we need.
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Fr. Mike explains, the Israelites did not believe the Lord could bring them into the Promised Land because it was inhabited by a people much more powerful and larger than Israel—they didn’t trust him even after he delivered them from slavery to the largest civilization on the planet, Egypt. We can be the same way. We think God can’t give us the strength to overcome this or that sin or habit. But Lent is a time for us to trust God completely so we can see that he is all we need.
MORE FROM ASCENSION:
Ascension’s main website: http://ascensionpress.com
Ascension Media: https://media.ascensionpress.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AscensionPress/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/AscensionPress
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascension-press
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ascensionpress/
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ascensionpresents
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