Dear Lord,Please take a few minutes and watch this video from You Tube:
Thank you for the gift of HOPE
You gave us on Easter morning. Because of You we know that no problem is too difficult, and even death does not have power over us.
Thank you for the gift of JOY
You gave us when you were resurrected. Because of You we know that no matter how challenging life may be, in the end we will rejoice again.
Thank you for the gift of LOVE
You gave us when You laid down Your life. Because of You we know that there is no sin too great to seperate us and we are incredibly valuable to You.
Thank you for the gift of LIFE
You gave us when you left the tomb. Because of Easter we know this world is just the beginning and we will spend forever in heaven with You.
We celebrate you, JESUS
with hearts full of praise and gratitude for who You are and all You've done for us!
Amen. (written by Holley Gerth)
This clip illustrates in a powerful way how the sacrifice of Jesus must have completely broken the heart of God the Father - and how Easter should also include a time of expressing our gratitude not only to Jesus, but to the Father as well.
This clip is also more than just a video. It's actually based on the true story of a real man who made that exact sacrifice.
This week over a billion people will celebrate Easter. We celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ came back from the dead after paying the ultimate price for our sins. We celebrate the fact that salvation is available through trusting in the risen Savior of the world.
But even though we celebrate, sometimes we forget. There was more than one sacrifice that was made on that hill where Jesus hung on the Cross and poured out His life. Think of the sacrifice God the Father also made for us.
That's why this Easter we need to remember and celebrate not only the earthly side of the gospel message, but the heavenly side as well.
This clip is also more than just a video. It's actually based on the true story of a real man who made that exact sacrifice.
This week over a billion people will celebrate Easter. We celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ came back from the dead after paying the ultimate price for our sins. We celebrate the fact that salvation is available through trusting in the risen Savior of the world.
But even though we celebrate, sometimes we forget. There was more than one sacrifice that was made on that hill where Jesus hung on the Cross and poured out His life. Think of the sacrifice God the Father also made for us.
That's why this Easter we need to remember and celebrate not only the earthly side of the gospel message, but the heavenly side as well.
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8)
Happy Easter, everyone.
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1 comments:
Diane, thank you for that powerful reminder. Happy Ressurection Sunday!!
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