EASTER IS THE BEST!!If Jesus had merely been a good teacher who ticked-off the leaders of his day and got himself killed, where would we be? His ressurrection means EVERYTHING to us!
No other leader upon which the major world religions is based did what Jesus did for us. Imagine, God in all his power chose to limit himself to human form and live among us for a while. He experienced all the struggles of this world, all the emotions and temptations, yet faced them perfectly...and he did that for us.
Then he endured humiliating torture and death on the cross. He could have stopped that experience at any time, but he didn't. "For the joy set before him," he endured the cross. What was the joy before him? What exactly was on his mind during all of this? What kept him focused on the prize - this joy set before him?
It was US - you, me, him, her, them, we - WE are his joy!!
But Jesus dying on the cross isn't what our faith is based upon...it is the RESURRECTION from that death that secures our faith.
I'm preachin' to the choir here, but I can't help it. I just LOVE Easter! And I love Jesus!
Hallelujah! Amen! Praise to the One True God who loves us all and made a way for us to be close to him again!
Happy Resurrection Day to you all!
- Julie
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