It's that time of year again. Millions of children flock to Easter baskets filled with colorful eggs, chocolate bunnies, candy and jelly beans. But we need to remember Easter isn't about candy and Easter egg hunts.
It's about a serious topic. Perhaps the most serious in the entire Bible.
Easter is the day Jesus did the impossible. He rose from the dead.
Three days earlier he died on the cross, tortured and suffering then put away into a dark, dank tomb where they placed a large rock. They definitely didn't want to make it easy for the so-called son of God to escape.
Jesus had committed no crime except telling the masses that he was the son of God and to follow him.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20
Can you imagine how much strength that takes?
When you stand up to people who are constantly against you it takes massive inner conviction to stay the course. And Jesus dealt with that his entire life. That's a dibilitating about of bullying from both peasant and kings.
He died for us all even after they tormented him. Crucified him. Then Killed him.
But they couldn't kill his spirit.
THREE DAYS LATER... HE ROSE AGAIN!
He showed those people who put his lifeless body in the tomb that no mere rock could keep his spirit in the grave. His father had much bigger plans for him. Just like he has much bigger plans for us all.
My prayer for you today is to remember when you're eating all that leftover candy, Easter isn't about a bunny or a rabbit or chocolate. It's about the fact that Jesus died and today he still lives. Accept him and start a new life.
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