Psalm 91:1-16, Romans 10:8b-13 and Luke 4:1-13

K.I.S.S. The classic Keep It Simple Stupid. Certainly for the Church a variation on this would be Keep It Simple Sinner. “Call upon the name of the Lord and you will be saved,” says Paul in Romans 10. Confess with your mouth and believe in your heart.

Truth. But “lived Truth” over a lifetime is more full and complex. Our Bible is far from simple to understand and practice. Psalm 91 raises as many questions as it does in providing confident answers about God’s care. And Jesus sets for us an example of question and answer with our Adversary (temptations and the like) which is ongoing for daily living with ups and downs, valleys and mountains.

But with many practices in life, we often return to the “basics” from time to time to recapture our footing! Stay grounded in where you started! Believe the Gospel! Don’t let the complexities of Christian living overwhelm you!

The season of Lent moving toward Good Friday and Easter is as good as any time to remember the basic Gospel but also live into the challenges and hard questions of a life of faith.

Let us do this together over the next Forty Days. May our journey be both a path through Paradise and the Wilderness!

Blessings upon your journey here and now!

Pastor Barry †