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Lent is a penitential season during which God’s baptized people celebrate their Baptism through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the true and only Savior, the one foretold by God’s prophet, and the only one who can restore humankind to a relationship of life with God through His suffering and death. Stay in God’s Word every day during Lent with The Salutary Gift Daily Devotions.
About the Theme
Within the solemn halls of the Lenten season, we gather around God’s Word in repentance of sins, preparation for recalling our Savior’s sacrifice, and thanksgiving for the crucifixion’s redemptive power. The theology of the Lord’s Supper mirrors this Lenten pilgrimage in many ways.
In these daily devotions, you arrive at a deeper appreciation of the Holy Meal instituted by Christ through a study of Scripture and both ancient and modern hymns. Each theme reveals a host of approaches to understanding the same gift: life-giving fruit, nourishment, healing, communion with the saints, rest, a priestly meal, the feast of victory, and more.
Every day of Lent, meditate on and embrace these beautiful, biblical images and metaphors of the Lord’s Supper in addition to the chief blessing and description of this Sacrament in Scripture: the forgiveness of sins. The forgiveness of sins, won for the world on Calvary and offered in the Sacrament of the Lord’s body and blood truly makes this blessed Supper a “salutary gift.”
About the Series
Paul Beisel’s series provides pastors and worship leaders with a comprehensive set of preaching and worship resources for Lent and Easter. Centered around a complete set of sermons, Bible studies, children’s messages, and worship resources, The Salutary Gift series features a fully customizable worship resource package.
About the Author
Rev. Paul L. Beisel serves as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls, IA. Before his current call, he was the pastor of Concordia and Messiah Lutheran Churches in Warsaw, IL and Keokuk, IA (2002-2009). He holds an M Div. (2001) and S.T.M. (2004) from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rev. Beisel is the author of CPH Lenten Bible Studies (2003) and other devotional resources. He and his wife Amy have four children.
