midlent
Dear friends,
Today is the mid-point of the 50 day Lent, known as pakuthi nomb in Malayalam.
On our journey towards the cross, we take this day to look to Jesus, who was hung on the cross for us.
As the Israelites who grumbled against God were bitten by serpents in the desert, God commanded Moses to make a Bronze serpent and lift it on a pole. All those who looked at the serpent would live (Read the story in the book of Numbers chapter 21).
In John 3:14, alluding to that event, Jesus speaks of himself as the one who would be raised on the cross so that those who look to him would live.
*"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him".*
May we continue to lift our gaze from the struggles of our lives and look to our saviour who gave life that we may have life in abundance ( John 10:10).