3rd Sunday in Lent

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“The Way of the Wicked Will Perish. Ps. 5:4”

God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked and yet He did take pleasure in the death of

His holy Son. “The Lord was pleased to crush Him...as a guilt offering” the prophet Isaiah says.

Pilate’s mingling the blood of the Galileans with their sacrifice speaks this word to you: “unless

you repent you will all likewise perish.” Pilate’s shedding of the blood of another Galilean on the

altar of the cross speaks a different word to you. “His blood cleanses you from all sin”. Christ

became the barren fig tree for us for He became sin for us on the tree of the cross. He was cut

down in death and bore the best good fruit of resurrection for all of creation!

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