Sunday, April 12, 2009

easter

i have oftentimes been referred to as the "debbie downer" in my social circles. it seems like anytime someone shares something as a celebration i have the unique ability to ....listen for the wah - wah sound....turn it into a negative. i have determined that i am not going to do that with easter. why? because there is nothing negative about it at all! it is a great reminder to me and other believers all over the world that JESUS IS ALIVE!!!

i know that He was alive yesterday and will still be alive tomorrow but there is something special about having a day when the world turns its attention to God's story. even skeptics are forced to at very least overhear our conversation about the God who sent His son to die on a cruel cross only to be raised from the dead.....which brings us the victory!

if easter seems like it has become a little "over done" by preachers and churches i want to encourage you go back to that place when you first tasted the goodness of God. why? because when you get to that place i am confident you will be reminded why we celebrate.

will He be alive tomorrow? yep! will He be alive 6 months from now? yep! should we as Christians celebrate His resurreection on a daily basis? yep! should we do everything we can to take full advantage of the opportunity that exists to speak the truth of the life changing promise of God into lives today? you bet we should!

i hope your Easter is a happy one....because He lives!

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