Passion Week

Dear Sisters in Jesus,

Be blessed on Passion Week. May the blood of Jesus whisper His peace to our souls and may our thoughts be fixed on Jesus who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2).

 Let’s think together on our theme, Think Right: Win the Fight!

Passion Week Thoughts

            It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.

John 13:1

It was just before the Passover Feast and Jesus’ mind must have been set on the cross. When our minds get set on something, we can tend to be self-absorbed, tuning everyone else out and becoming fixated on the thing that looms before us.

Not Jesus. Knowing He would be betrayed, deserted, persecuted, and put to death on a cross, His thoughts were not on self, but on others. He now showed them the full extent of his love (John 13:1).

Jesus showed the full extent of His love by humbling Himself and washing the feet of His disciples. He said, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you” (John 13:15).

Passion Week Thought: Who will you serve this week?

Jesus showed the full extent of His love by sharing the truth of who He is. He said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

Passion Week Thought: Who will you clearly communicate the Gospel message with this week?

Jesus showed the full extent of His love by praying for Himself, His disciples, and future believers. He prayed, “Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name–the name you gave me–so that they may be one as we are one” (John 17:11).

Passion Week Thought: What will be your prayer focus this week?

Jesus showed the full extent of His love by forgiving His persecutors. He prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).

Passion Week Thought: Who do you need to forgive this week?

Jesus showed the full extent of His love by dying on the cross. Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit (John 19:30).

Passion Week Thought: How will you express gratitude to your Savior this week for His finished work on the cross?

Think on it: Read and reread the account of Passion Week in each of the Gospels. Let Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection fill each waking thought.

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,

Live in me from day to day,

By His love and power controlling

All I do and say.

Katie B. Wilkinson

 

grace and peace,

Lenae