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The Easter Lifestyle

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I hope your Easter celebration was meaningful and that you were able to pause and truly consider the impact of the resurrection. There is no other event in history that so changed human existence as did the resurrection. It changed everything.

The writer of Hebrews (2:14-15) pointed out that Jesus came to live as a human being and then died and rose again to defeat death in order to free us from living in fear of death. We no longer have reason to fear. That fact changes everything!

We are free to live the life He created us to live. When we surrender our lives to Him, He offers us new life – real life!

So here is something for you to consider today: Are you living that life? Are you living in the power of the resurrection?

The resurrection should not be an event we celebrate on a special holiday once per year. The resurrection should be a lifestyle. When we place our trust in Jesus and surrender to Him, He raises us up to walk in a new way.

Go out and live resurrected today!

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A Different Holy Week

Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope, tagged , , , , , , , on March 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

How will this Holy Week be different from all those before? Or will it be different?

Perhaps, you focus on Jesus and His sacrifice every year. Perhaps, life halts for you at the cross while you stare up at the horrific scene and fully realize you have some responsibility for putting Jesus there.

There is an understandable tendency for believers to rush to the empty tomb. We read the resurrection story and we relate to Peter and John as they ran to see for themselves what they were being told – that the Savior was not there. Likewise, we rush to celebrate the empty tomb.

Make no mistake, it is good and proper to celebrate the resurrection – and come Sunday, we will!

But there would be no empty tomb apart from the rugged cross. The cross, by itself, would just be a terrible means of execution. But when we take the two together, we truly have something to celebrate.

That is why we must not rush to the empty tomb without first pausing at the foot of the cross.

Let the weight of the scene come to rest fully on your heart. Jesus endured torture, humiliation, rejection and death all because of love. It was the price of my sin and your sin that cost Him everything. How majestic the love that paid the ultimate price for us.

May this Holy Week be different. May our eyes be opened to the depth of His love and may our hearts be forever changed.

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