Yesterday was the 2nd Sunday in Lent and we arrived at our first mile marker on our Lenten Journey, and that mile marker is Self-Esteem. The scripture text we used was Mark 11:1 - 11 which tells the story of Jesus last week when he entered Jerusalem. The crowd shouted Hosanna and was ready to make him king, but if Jesus wanted to score points with the religious establishment he ruined that opportunity when he chased the money changers out of the Temple in the following verses of the story.
The truth is that Jesus wasn't concerned about his popularity. His sense of self - esteem was never driven by the winds of populist opinion. Jesus was driven by a sense of his own calling from God. His self-esteem was defined by his relationship with his heavenly father and the calling upon his life. As we continue past this first mile marker of our Lenten journey, it would be wise for us to ask, "What is it that drives my sense of self-worth? Is my self-esteem defined by what others have to say about me, or by what God says to me?
I suppose it depends on whose voice you listen to, doesn't it. May God give us all "ears to hear" his voice as we continue this journey.
Dennis
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