The Struggle Seems Unfair (Psalm 73)

The Second Sunday of Lent, February 28, 2021

The Struggle: Psalms for Lent, Week 2

Readings for this week

First Lesson: Genesis 28:10-17. God comes with grace to sinners who deserve nothing but suffering in consequence of their sins.

Second Lesson: Romans 5:1-11. Christ suffering for sinners and in their place makes them innocent in God’s sight.

Verse of the Day: Philippians 2:8. Jesus humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Gospel: Mark 8:31-38. The suffering that comes as a result of following Jesus, drives us to Jesus’ cross both for forgiveness and for strength.

Sermon: Psalm 73. The Struggle Seems Unfair.

From an eternal perspective, the success of all who do not believe in God is short-lived. Jesus taught everyone who would listen about the things that were truly and eternally important.

The struggle against sin and our attempts to follow what God says are not the things that can earn us God’s favor. We follow God’s directions because God loves us already, because he loved us first.

Pastor Nathan Kassulke