March 17, 2026 TuesdayV Week of LentToday’s readings remind us that following God often brings resistance, requires maturity, and calls for serious commitment.In Exodus 5:1–6:1, Moses and Aaron obey God and confront Pharaoh—but instead of freedom, the burden on Israel increases. Obedience leads to opposition. The people grow discouraged, and even Moses questions what God is doing. Yet God is not absent in the setback—He is setting the stage for a greater deliverance.In 1 Corinthians 14:20–40, Paul calls the church to grow up in their thinking and to pursue order in their gatherings. Spiritual expression is not about chaos or self-focus, but clarity, peace, and edification. God is not a God of confusion, but of peace.And in Mark 9:42–50, Jesus speaks with sobering urgency about sin. Anything that causes us or others to stumble must be taken seriously. His call is radical: remove whatever leads you away from life. Better to enter life whole in spirit than to cling to what ultimately destroys.This episode invites us to remain faithful when obedience gets hard, to pursue maturity and order in our faith, and to take sin seriously—choosing the path that leads to life.