March 7, 2025
Lent: Seeing Jesus - Part 5
Luke 18:34
03/07/2025
34 But they understood none of these things. This
saying was hidden from them, and they did not
grasp what was said. (ESV)
Jesus told the disciples what was to happen during the
Passover in Jerusalem, how He would accomplish that which had
been foretold by the prophets in the Old Testament. ``But they
understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from
them, and they did not grasp what was said.''
Traditionally, Lent is a time where we give up something
which is precious, something which is delightful, so to remember
that Jesus allowed Himself to be tortured, humiliated, and killed
to redeem us from sin, death, and the power of the devil. Our
Lenten deprivations are to remind us that Jesus was deprived of
His glory as the Son of God, and of His life as true man.
Not all who bear the name Christian understand the
importance of Lent. Like the disciples, the message of the
suffering and death of Jesus is hidden by the promise of the
glory of victory.
We preach Christ crucified. Although the disciples were
blind to the truth Jesus spoke, later they understood that the
death and resurrection of Jesus is the only true message which
brings hope to a sin-darkened world. This is the message you
hear each Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.
This is the message you hear each Wednesday during Lent as we
gather to ponder our Lord's gift of life everlasting. Please
join us as we seek to know and understand God's love.
May our Lord's invitation to hear of His grace and mercy
find opened ears and willing hearts. Amen.