The Christian seasons of Lent and Advent are a great time to commit to daily Bible reading as you prepare your heart for Easter and Christmas.
During the six-week Lenten season, Christians have historically focused on the wilderness temptation and sufferings of Christ, including his crucifixion on Good Friday, ultimately leading to his resurrection on Easter Sunday. It’s a season of being emptied of ourselves as we reorient ourselves on the fullness of life in Christ. It can be a time of spiritual refinement and refreshment as we walk through our own wilderness season eager to receive God’s grace. In this time, followers of Jesus ask God to rid us of our fleshly desires and satisfy with the glories of the gospel of Christ.
“Each year the season of Lent asks us to embrace a spiritual gravity, a downward movement of soul, a turning from our soul-sufficiency and sinfulness. In such quiet turning, we are humbled and thus made ready to receive from God a fresh and joyous grace.” Bobby Gross[1]
Here is a 40 Day Bible Reading Plan for Lent. Each day has a passage of Scripture connected to the theme of wilderness.
If you or your church would like to use this reading plan, you can use the attached PDF or the images below. This forty-day plan comes from an appendix to Your Wilderness Is Not a Waste, which would be a great read during Lent.
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