SEASON 3 EPISODE 8: FROM LENT TO EASTERTIDE

It was a white Easter here in London (and across the UK). Yes, it snowed and as I saw the snowflakes, I was reminded that through Christ's death on the cross on Good Friday, I am washed "as white as snow" and I am a new creation. Thank you LORD for that new breath of life.

I want to share some thoughts that surfaced during the season of Lent:

(1) The buzzword for me this Lent is the word "Remember". One of the books that I am reading now provides some instructive words for us in our lives. This is in the context of knowing Christ in our memories and he writes:

"We look backwards to remind ourselves of all that Christ has done for us, and find ourselves reassured of his trustworthiness. This gives us renewed confidence that he will indeed fulfil the great promises which he has made to us for the future - such as raising us to eternal life." (Alister McGrath, "Knowing Christ" (2001), pg 51, my emphasis)

This is true for us as Christians as we remember what Christ did on the cross. The word "Remember" is also a recurring theme in the Old Testament where the prophets reminded the Israelites to remember what Yahweh had done for them (eg 1 Samuel 12).

At a personal level, I have seen His hand at work and I praise Him for that. So, as McGrath writes, I pray that my confidence will be renewed, especially during this "waiting period" in respect of the training contract and the "what's next" after my LPC. I also pray that it will be the same for you who read this.

(2) At the beginning of Holy Week, there was a series of events which had a common theme: accountant and this led me to consider making an application for a summer vacation scheme and training contract at a firm which is associated with one of the "Big 4" accounting firms in the world and it will be interesting to train with such a firm. I have until the end of the month to work on the application and I pray that the Spirit will guide me to what I should include in my application, especially things about myself.

(3) This is related to (2) and Episode 7, I too believe that it is more of the process than the actual result. Each application I make is perhaps an opportunity to know more about myself, to "remember" what the LORD has done and to be thankful.

SOLI DEO GLORIA!