[blindchristian] Easter Brings Hope, March 30, 2015

From: "Victoria E Gilkerson" <vegilkerson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindchristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <carolyn_arthur@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:10:44 -0500
 

 

 

 

Easter Brings Hope

 

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in
Me, though he may die, he shall live."

 

-John 11:25

 

Easter is not about brightly colored eggs, wearing pastels, or enjoying a
big meal, although it could include these. Easter is about the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 

For some, Easter will be a great day, spent surrounded by family and
friends. But for others, it will be a sad day, because Easter is a reminder
of a loved one who has died and is now desperately missed.

 

Death seems so cruel, so harsh, and so final. That is what the disciples
were feeling when they saw their Lord, whom they had left everything to
follow, hanging on the cross. They were devastated. Death had crushed them.
But if they would have gone back in their memories, they would have recalled
an important event and statement Jesus had made.

 

They would have remembered Jesus standing at the tomb of his close friend
Lazarus. They would have remembered that Jesus did something completely
unexpected: He wept (see John 11:35). Jesus wept, because He knew that death
was not part of God's original plan. Humanity was not meant to grow old, to
suffer with disease, or to die. But because of the sin of Adam and Eve, sin
entered the human race, and death followed with it. And death spread to all
of us. Jesus wept, because it broke His heart.

 

But standing there at Lazarus' tomb, Jesus also delivered these hope-filled
words: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he
may die, he shall live" (John 11:25). Death is not the end. And the
resurrection of Jesus Christ proves it.

 

If you have put your faith in Christ, then Easter means that you will live
forever in the presence of God. Easter brings hope to the person who has
been devastated by death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The resurrection of Jesus gives us the greatest hope!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dig Deeper:

 

Today's Radio Program

"Palm Sunday: The Real Story-2"

 

This Week's TV Program

"Chaos, Culture, or Christ"

 

Today's Bible Reading

Judges 8; Psalm 42; 1 Corinthians 15

 

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Victoria E Gilkerson
[blindchristian] Easter Brings Hope, March 30, 2015

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