REJOICE! He’s ALIVE!
Several weeks ago, I had a conversation with my little grandson, Ethan. We’d spent the weekend together, and as I was driving him home, I was curious how much he understood the “Holyday” that was coming up soon. Here was the conversation:
Me: Ethan, do you know what holiday comes after your spring break?
E: I don’t know!
Me: Easter!
E: Oh,
Easter…yay! We get to go hunt Easter
eggs and look for money!
Easter…yay! We get to go hunt Easter
eggs and look for money!
Me: Yeah, you
do! That’s so fun. But, E, why do we celebrate Easter?
do! That’s so fun. But, E, why do we celebrate Easter?
E: I don’t know…
Me: We celebrate
Easter, because Jesus died on a cross and three days later, on Sunday morning,
he came back to life. He died and came
back to life again. It’s a big deal, E! (Pause) So, why do we celebrate Easter?
Easter, because Jesus died on a cross and three days later, on Sunday morning,
he came back to life. He died and came
back to life again. It’s a big deal, E! (Pause) So, why do we celebrate Easter?
E (shouting loudly): Because it’s a BIG DEAL!
He’s right. If that’s
all we remember, it’s enough. Easter is
a BIG DEAL! It changes everything for
those of us, who recognize we are separated from God the Father by a huge gulf
of sin, and we need a Savior – someone who can bridge the gulf, by taking our
sins. ONLY JESUS could do that… So, he died & was buried and paid the
price for our sins, covering them with his blood; and he came back to life (we
call that resurrection) to give us a victorious way to live…
all we remember, it’s enough. Easter is
a BIG DEAL! It changes everything for
those of us, who recognize we are separated from God the Father by a huge gulf
of sin, and we need a Savior – someone who can bridge the gulf, by taking our
sins. ONLY JESUS could do that… So, he died & was buried and paid the
price for our sins, covering them with his blood; and he came back to life (we
call that resurrection) to give us a victorious way to live…
Easter is a BIG DEAL!
I pray none of us ever forget it…and that we loudly shout it as often as we can!
I pray none of us ever forget it…and that we loudly shout it as often as we can!
