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It's Easter folks

Stamped: 8:45 PM

OK...let's review. Easter is that time of year when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, thus signifying his victory over sin, and our redemption through his blood. We are celebrating a man returning to life who had been dead three days. That is crazy. Please pause right now and consider this sentence...we are celebrating a man returning to life who had been dead THREE DAYS! Dead. Expired. He was decaying in a tomb. Then the Spirit raised him from death into life. Why in the world would I ever regard this man (and his claims) casually? Are you kidding me? I am such an idiot! Why is it that my head knowledge of this event routinely gets in the way of my soul yearning for more and more of God. Sure, in my head I get that Jesus died then rose from the dead. But my soul? Spirit, fill me up with this right now please. More please. And more would be great. Because I'm not interested in this being something I defend logically. I want my life to depend on this truth.







And where do Easter Bunnies come from?

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  • Blogger all cars says so:
    April 12, 2007 at 3:46 PM  

    At the risk of sounding valley, I am SOOOOO with you on this one. How is my life not completely/utterly (is there a powerful enough word for this) revolutionized by the fact that this man named Jesus, rose from the dead? How is this possible? And yet my mind wanders in the middle of the Easter story. top

  • Blogger AP says so:
    April 16, 2007 at 8:51 AM  

    For me it's strong reinforcement of the fact that I am human, and fallen, and need a savior so bad that I forget I need a savior. top

  • Blogger all cars says so:
    April 24, 2007 at 8:10 AM  

    The forgetfulness and feelings of ambivalence I have toward Jesus bothers me. But something I heard the other day helped me and I thought I'd share it, if only for you and me.

    Here's the bit of conversation:
    Person A: "I am convinced, that a growing relationship with the Father, through the Son, is life changing. You can't know God..."
    Person B: [interrupting] "And not alter everything."
    Person A: [not correcting but rather continuing] and not increasingly embrace how He thinks about everything. How He lives. To me it's impossible."

    To believe that my relationship with the Father will lead me to "increasingly embrace" Him relieves the pressure on ME to remember Him. Just very freeing. top