He is Risen, As He Said

 

This Sunday is Easter Sunday. It’s often portrayed as the beginning of Spring; a time of pretty flowers, of Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs in finely colored Easter baskets. Now Papaw likes Easter eggs and Easter baskets, and he loves chocolate, but there is so much more. I think,  for the Christian Church, it is the most important holiday, even greater than Christmas. It is the day we celebrate the fact that the angels rolled the stone away from the tomb and Jesus was raised to life. His birth is wonderful, but Easter is where our salvation is finished. The cross is a powerful religious symbol, but without the resurrection, it becomes meaningless. If Jesus had not been raised on the third day, there would be no hope of resurrection for us.

Papaw remembers what it was like being a kid. We looked forward to Easter treats, egg hunts, going to church in new Easter outfits, and then a great feast with family and friends when we got back home. I hope you get an Easter basket. I hope you get to hunt Easter eggs in the yard. If I could be there I would help you. I hope you get a chocolate bunny. ( If you don’t, tell Mema. She will know what to do.) I hope you have a feast with family and friends. Just remember that The resurrection of Jesus is what it’s really about. Don’t forget to thank Him for his gift of salvation!

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Matthew 28: 1-6