And the angel answered and said unto the
women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from
the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see
him: lo, I have told you.
(Matthew 28:5-7 KJV)
This is a slightly edited version of the Easter post I shared the last two years. Please enjoy and take some time to meditate on the significance of this special day for Christians. What a joyful day this should be for all us who have Jesus as our Savior and Lord!
“Christ
the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!” Listen here:
These majestic
opening words to the wonderful Easter hymn by Charles Wesley captures the
essence of Easter for Christians. If it
was not for Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection we would be in utter deep
darkness—spiritual darkness.
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| Image from Pixabay |
The somber mood
and darkness of Good Friday gives way to joy—great joy—when we celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus three days later. A
tragedy turns to triumph. Darkness turns to light. Death turns to life—ever
lasting life. Consider this: Good Friday would not be good if Sunday had never
happened.
Reflect on this:
Grief turns to
joy…
Darkness turns to
light…
Death gives way
to life…
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| Empty Tomb--image from Pixabay |
What do you
suppose it would have been like to have seen the empty tomb? Would we have understood any better than
Jesus’ followers, what He told them about His coming death and resurrection? How would we have reacted to the empty tomb in
our grief? Would we have recognized
Jesus?
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Like Mary and the
other women and the disciples who grieved the death of their Teacher and
Friend; our grief can turn to joy, when we fully realize that we serve a risen
Savior and what it means. This is good
news, indeed; news that we should share! The world needs to hear what we have to share.
Yes, not everyone will want to hear—and
yes we will face rejection and ridicule. However, if we keep in mind that it is Jesus
who is being ridiculed and rejected, not us; our perspective can change.
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It is not too
late to receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord! He is ready and waiting for you to turn to Him
with open arms! Be assured there are no age
limits for salvation—a person cannot be too young or old. For more information, please refer to my
previous posts: Salvation;
A New Creation;
Counting the Cost.
Take time this
week to reflect on the hymn He Lives.
Remember, we can face many things
because He lives! If Jesus is not alive
our faith and hope would be in vain! Jesus
gave us victory over death and the grave! For those of us in Christ Jesus, we have a
future to look forward to with great excitement!
Please join with me in prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for
sending Your only Son to die in our place—to redeem us from our sins—even
though we did not deserve it. With great
joy, we exclaim, on Easter and every day, “HE IS RISEN”!! He is risen, indeed! In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
From My Heart to Yours,
Kim
Happy
Easter! May God Bless you richly today and everyday!
