The moment of the tomb opening up, when Jesus Christ conquered death, is the moment that changes everything for all time. Because of the moment Adam and Eve chose sin, and then the moment when Mary and Joseph said "Yes," we are led to this moment.
The stone was rolled away, and Jesus was not there. The man who loved so insanely that he suffered torture and death for the sake of his beloved plummetted to the depths of death and came out alive. This moment is so important because it validates all the other moments that came before it.
. . . We forget all too readily that Jesus is KING. Jesus is LORD. We bend a knee and fall to the ground in the presence of our king and lord. Do we know what that means?
. . . (Jesus) said so many things that people thought were crazy when they heard it, that they walked away from despite the miracles that he was working in their very sight.
Our God is madly in love with us. Oh how much He loves us! Despite how silly and adolescent we are in our pride, balking at his rightful authority, going against his will over and over again, he pursues us to the end of the earth.
What are you holding onto in your life that goes against the teaching of Jesus?
Any subtle attachments I have to political affiliations.
What commandments do you have the most difficulty with?
The 6th and 9th.
Where does the authority of the church challenge you the most?
In calls to political action on life issues when I worry about how the wider society will perceive me or when I expect conflict and disagreement from people I care about?
Open it all up to Him today. Sing Alleluia with all the saints and angels of Heaven, proclaiming that you are in need of a Savior--and you have One!
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