I felt led to create an interactive Lenten devotional series based on the thread of God’s justice, a thread often neglected in contemporary evangelical thought, but one that has consistently revealed the heart of God and has echoed through scripture in such places as the Sinai Covenant, the prophets and parables, and is ultimately demonstrated in the Gospels messianic portrayal of Jesus as the suffering servant messianic figure of Isaiah 53.
Week 1: Old Testament Prophets-Amos on Oppressive Greed
Intro to the format of the devotional week
Ash Wednesday: Encountering Holy Frustration
Thursday: “God’s Judgement on Crimes Against Humanity”
Friday: “A Little Closer to Home”
Saturday: Catching Back Up to God’s Heart
Week 2: Old Testament Prophets-Isaiah on Breaking Yokes of Bondage
Week 3: Old Testament Prophets-Micah on Recapturing the Innocence of Righteousness
Monday: “Untrained and Unafraid”
Thursday: “Letting Suffering Speak”
Friday: “Beyond the Present Darkness”
Week 4: New Testament Prophets-The Shape of Things to Come
Tuesday: “Hearing the Minority Voice”
Wednesday: “Breaking the ‘Found’ Barrier”
Thursday: “Releasing with Joy”
Week 5: Parables-The Good Samaritan and Help on the Way
Thursday: “Rough Neighborhood”
Friday: “Worship Without Walls”
Week 6: Parables-New Rules for an Upside-Down Kingdom
Sunday: “Beyond Good Intentions”
Wednesday: “God’s Prerogative”
Thursday: “Pagans and Tax Collectors”
Week 7: Holy Week-The Suffering Servant Labors for Atonement
Sunday: “Swordplay and Sifting at the Last Supper”
Easter Sunday: God’s Victory Triumphs
Easter Sunday: “Numbered with the Transgressors”
