Day 90- He is risen!

Even though this morning’s reading is not the most uplifting and it is filled with consistent failure to pursue the Lord rightly, we can still rejoice that our Lord is risen. In fact, that’s probably not best put as “we can still” but rather simply “we rejoice.” Reading stories about failure and disobedience direct our hearts toward the work of the Savior. It is there that we find hope in the midst of failure. It is there that we find strength. It is there that we find forgiveness.

When we consider what God has done for us it is hard to imagine living in the manner in which the Israelites did. But it only took a generation or so and a failure to teach the ways of the Lord (see Joshua 2:10) and people forgot. Not only did they forget but they actually pursued (absorbed) the ways of the world around them. It is no different today. If we fail to teach the ways of the Lord the next generation will forget and will absorb (and pursue) the ways of the world. The Lord calls us to fidelity. And he does so because it is what is best for us.

He gave himself for us. He brought us the victory. Let our hearts be captured by the Lord’s great love for us and let us pursue him wholeheartedly.

Love’s redeeming work is done

Fought the fight the battle won

Death in vain forbids him rise

Christ has opened paradise

Allleluia!