![]() ![]() ![]() You made that choice for Lent to remember God. There’s always going to be some worthy soul out there who will say, “Shouldn’t you just give up those things anyway, all year round?” You can respond with this Lent Bible verse. Okay, so maybe you gave up desserts for Lent, and now Easter is coming, and you can’t wait to gorge on some jellybeans or chocolate eggs. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. READ MORE: How to Observe Lent in a Different Way This Year 5) Colossians 2:16-17 – Honor Your Choice Can we not find a way to do the same as we look to grow in faith? Look for a Lenten retreat in your community. Before Jesus could begin His ministry, He needed that wilderness time. To be with the wild animals and the angels. ![]() We often get fixated on how Jesus went without food but notice here how the wilderness part of the experience was also crucial. In two verses the writer describes all that happened to Jesus for those 40 days. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.” (Mark 1:12-13) 4) Mark 1:12-13 – Find Your WildernessĪt once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. Giving can be another way of doing a Lenten fast. Donate some clothing or food for the poor. Make a donation to your favorite charity. Find peace with God today.Giving up something to celebrate Lent? You could also do as these verses suggest: take on something. Revelation 21:4 You can have lasting peace. Crossway created a set of free verse cards from The Biggest Story Storybook Bible. “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” May God comfort all those who grieve the loss of our late Queen. Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Blessed are those who mourn, the Gospel of St Matthew says, for they shall be comforted. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies You have anointed my head with oil my cup overflows. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. He restores my soul He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me beside quiet waters. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of deepest darkness to be kept until the judgment 5 and if he did not spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a. “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed perplexed, but not driven to despair persecuted, but not forsaken struck down, but not destroyed.” “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Proverbs 2:6 - NRSV Come Understanding From Mouth Knowledge Wisdom His Gives Lord For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Proverbs 2:6 - NLT For the Lord gives wisdom from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. “We can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper I will not fear what can man do to me?’” These are a few of many Bible verses to refer to for peace and comfort. Billy Graham once said, “The Bible is not an option it’s a necessity.” This is especially true in times of despair that can lead to anxiety and fear. ![]()
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