Lent begins with ashes. After Job endured ashes and crosses of suffering, God graciously delivered him out of them. Jesus Christ washes and raises you out of every suffering, trial, and sin with renewed purpose, hope, and joy. All of these were nailed to the cross with our Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul says, “For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NRSV). In the righteousness of Christ, you are clothed anew to serve Him each day.
Remember: Jesus raises you, as He did Job, from the ashes of life and suffering. He fills you with renewed purpose, hope, and joy as you live each day as a baptized child in Christ.
