Lent: Journey According To LukeSample

CHANGING CULTURES

DEVOTION
I was able to discuss the topic of ‘changing cultures’ with two university students over the course of lunch and dinner one day. They were eager to express the view that Hong Kong needs change. However they agreed that even their own generation is becoming indifferent to it because change is not something that people like, especially when it doesn’t directly concern them. It seems like nothing much has changed since Jesus confronted the Pharisees about the change that he was bringing into the world. He did not come to just ‘patch things up’ but intended to establish a completely new way of living. It wasn’t about bringing in more man-made requirements (such as the requirement of the Pharisees to fast twice a week), but a radically free life that will also fulfill the law.
Demanding change is easy but it is a lot harder when we have to experience it ourselves. However, a change led by God will always lead us to a better place!

FOR REFLECTION
• What are some things that you would like to change in your life over this Lent season?
• Pastor Bill Hybels suggested the use of a 6x6 card method (our top 6 priorities in the next 6 weeks) to bring a godly focus to our lives.
• What are some of your top 6 ‘priorities for change’?

PRAYER
Father God, thank you for creating me and molding me to be more like you. Please give me wisdom and strength as I go through the changes that you would like to see in me.
May your will be my will, no matter how difficult it may seem. I know that you will always lead me to a closer relationship with you. In Jesus’ name, Amen!