
This time of year,
many people think of the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts, new and fancy
clothes…...new shoes and in the South one begins wearing white shoes. But this time of year, is the celebration of the risen Christ!
Just as Romans 8:11 says the Spirit of God raised Jesus from the dead and lives today in our very
Christian core; all who repent and receives Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We have a celebration that is good, loving,
and the grace of God. We do not deserve
the goodness and grace that He bestows on us for we all fall short of the Glory
of God.
Jesus gave us
HOPE and that lives in us as we live a life that Jesus gave us. We all are born with a purpose and to live
that purpose is the life given us in Jesus Christ.
I quote you
from an article written in “Decision” magazine by Paul Blackham. “The
Apostle Paul was caught up in mere self-improvement before he knew the power of
the death and resurrection of Jesus. When
we trust Jesus, we press on, work hard, and run with all our strength—not because
the Lord, Jesus Christ, calls us (and draws us) to the finish line to give us
the prize freely (Philippians 3:14).”
This doesn’t
mean we don't live the consequences of our actions as Ruth Bell Graham says regarding
the thief on the cross beside Jesus, “He
died the thief and yet, before, he’d cried for mercy and, what’s more, his
tortured soul had found relief. He got
death that he deserved; a Life that he did not.”
One may feel
desperate in this life on Earth, but we have the Hope of Jesus. All one must do is accept by faith in the
risen Lord, Jesus Christ!
I close with
this quote from Paul Blackham, “This very
day, no matter how dead our heart might feel—Christ and the power of His
resurrection can bring us back to life.
Back to fruitfulness and joy.”
Let us
celebrate this Easter with power and might in prayer of thankfulness and praise
to our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ.
Let us pray!
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