ASLC Devotions - Monday

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Our competence is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

We live in a country and society where lawsuits rule the day.  The law can be a double-edged sword.  We use laws first to protect, but also sometimes just to sue the pants off each other, all according to the letter of the law.

But, this is not about politics.  This is about our relationship with God.  In these verses, Paul invites us – or rather compels us – to be ministers of a new Spiritual covenant in Jesus Christ.  The people of Moses’ time were given the Ten Commandments, a covenant carved in stone.  Law by the letter.  But, Jesus came to give us a new covenant, a new relationship with God that doesn’t rely on the letter of the law, but rather on the Spirit.  Thank God for that!  And tell your neighbors about it, too.

John Lofgren

Join us for midweek Lenten supper and worship on Wednesday. Soup supper at 6:15 and worship at 7. This week, we will encounter a reflection called "Freedom." Then, join us for Palm Sunday at 8:30 and 11. Full calendar is available at http://www.allsaintspalatine.org