It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that Easter is tomorrow.
Technically, it would be hard to wrap my head around anything. What a weird saying!
Anyway, I'm not reaching for my sundress or Easter bonnet quite yet. I'm still wearing my boots. The sun has peeked out, but it seems that there have been snow flurries in the air every day.
It will be a coldish Easter this year, but spring will come. Soon I will walk outside without a coat. I will see flowers. Snow will not cover dead grass; new plants will grow. Bunny rabbits will hop.
I can't wait for picnics in the park, hikes with friends, ice cream cones and the windows rolled down.
To me, spring is hope. New life. Getting rid of the old, the cold, the dead and bringing on the new, the warm, the living.
And that's what Easter means to me too! Hope. Sure, the extra chocolate is nice. The bunny bringing eggs is cute (though it makes no sense). The ham and potatoes are delicious. But to me, Easter is first about the hope of Jesus.
Because of Jesus, I don't have to trudge through life, being afraid and trying to find happiness in things that won't satisfy me. "But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved." -Ephesians 2:4-5.
I was dead in my sin. Cold and hopeless. Now I'm alive in Him! I have a relationship with God, and I am loved far beyond what I deserve or understand. My future is not uncertain. No matter what happens, I have hope.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." I Peter 1:3.
Happy Easter! Of course I have to share this video again!
Technically, it would be hard to wrap my head around anything. What a weird saying!
Anyway, I'm not reaching for my sundress or Easter bonnet quite yet. I'm still wearing my boots. The sun has peeked out, but it seems that there have been snow flurries in the air every day.
It will be a coldish Easter this year, but spring will come. Soon I will walk outside without a coat. I will see flowers. Snow will not cover dead grass; new plants will grow. Bunny rabbits will hop.
I can't wait for picnics in the park, hikes with friends, ice cream cones and the windows rolled down.
To me, spring is hope. New life. Getting rid of the old, the cold, the dead and bringing on the new, the warm, the living.
And that's what Easter means to me too! Hope. Sure, the extra chocolate is nice. The bunny bringing eggs is cute (though it makes no sense). The ham and potatoes are delicious. But to me, Easter is first about the hope of Jesus.
Because of Jesus, I don't have to trudge through life, being afraid and trying to find happiness in things that won't satisfy me. "But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved." -Ephesians 2:4-5.
I was dead in my sin. Cold and hopeless. Now I'm alive in Him! I have a relationship with God, and I am loved far beyond what I deserve or understand. My future is not uncertain. No matter what happens, I have hope.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." I Peter 1:3.
Happy Easter! Of course I have to share this video again!
3 comments:
Happy Easter!
The empty tomb is full of hope: http://www.gritandglory.com/the-tomb-isnt-actually-empty/
Have a great day!
And that is the message of Easter: Hope! Thanks for sharing this message! I enjoy reading your posts and that video was too cute!
Thanks, Mark and Kelsea! Nice to "meet" you, Kelsea. :)
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