+ On this day of Lent we reflect: to those who remember the commandments of the Lord and observe them, will come great blessings and a preferred place in the kingdom of heaven. Moses exhorted the people of Israel thusly before they crossed into the Promised Land: if you want to be great among the nations, then be faithful to the commandments the Lord your God has given you.
Obedience will cause others to identify you with a wisdom and intelligence that could only come from a superior god, in fact the God of gods, the Lord of lords. And so you must remember always where you came from, where you are right now, and what the future holds in store for those who keep faith, who keep the covenant, who show by their actions that they understand these things.
In the gospel passage Jesus tells the disciples that he has not come to abolish the law or the prophets, but rather to fulfill them – therefore they too must remember all of the precepts of the Lord and obey them because they have to do with love, they have to do with him, they have to do with their own salvation.
May we remember the words of the Lord today; let us remember that they are Spirit and life; let us remember that they hold the key to everlasting life! Let us use that key, and enter in!
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