It's Easter! To you, that may mean absolutely nothing. And, even if you are a Christian, the holiday can lose its joy over the years. Today, I was reminded of how amazing this holiday actually is and I wanted to share it with you. You see, there is so much to celebrate and remember each year during this holiday. It is a time for us Christians to rejoice over what our faith means for us in the here and now and also for eternity.
I believe in the man Jesus. I believe that he came to live on earth to show us our potential and to give glory to God. Jesus, being God, knew that he was to die. However, we live not knowing our hour of death. I really do not know what situation is worse. Yet, the fact remains that death is inevitable. Before Jesus died, he spent the night praying asking God to remove the plan to die for him, yet his heart remained focused and it was still chosen for him to die. See, this is where I know that Jesus is God. When we pray to God, we often ask him for things. I do not know about you, but if I knew I was going to die a painful death, I would probably ask God to take it away from me. Just like Jesus, I would follow his lead. However, unlike Jesus, I would run, run as far away from the people that I knew where going to kill me. Yet, he did not. He continued along the path towards death. You may find yourself wondering why. And, I tell you simply, for you. A man that lived thousands of years ago, that you can no longer see, died for you. Crazy, I know.
There is such joy in Easter because it means that although our physical body may die, we have an opportunity to live forever. You may doubt this. It is very possible that this may seem abstract and out of alignment with everything you have learned. Which, I think is the point. It is so crazy that is has to be true. And, even if you find yourself confused, doubting, and even a bit angry, I ask you to consider this. If you take a step and just try and say that is might possibly be true, you can step into a life in eternity. Isn't it worth the risk? Wouldn't you rather take a chance and believe this Jesus is God than risk missing out on eternity?
Please rejoice with me this Easter. Please find value in the day. There is a God that was in complete anguish knowing that he would die. He did it for you and he did it for me. You may find yourself struggling with how God can be good and there can be evil. I say to you that Jesus looked evil straight in the face and won. You are right in saying there is evil in the world. And, God doesn't always rescue us from struggle, as evidenced by Jesus, he may even ask you to suffer. But, the reward in heaven is much greater than the rewards on this earth.
This Easter, I ask you to consider Jesus. Think about his life. Pick up a Bible and begin to read. I do not stand on a soap box asking you to say a prayer and accept him into your life. No, I ask you to open your heart to him. Let him in. Because no matter what I tell you, you cannot believe with out God's help. No pamphlet can tell you how great I think Jesus is. My life may not always exemplify how great he is. But, my heart believes and for that I am thankful. What do you believe?
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